when 17 is divided by positive integer x , the remainder is 1 . for how many values of x is this true ?
when 17 is divided by x , the remainder is 1 i . e . 1 orange left over after grouping , so x must be greater than 1 . it also means that 16 is completely divisible by x . factors of 16 are 1 , 2 , 4 , 8 , 16 . out of these , x can be 2 , 4 , 8 , and 16 . answer ( d ) .
log(subtract(17, 1))