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QJEEM21Ma03f3: JEE Main 2021 Mathematics - Class 11 JEEM21Ma03f3 Solution: The number of 4-digit numbers which are neither multiple of 7…

The number of 4-digit numbers which are neither multiple of 7 nor multiple of 3 is ____________.

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A = 4-digit numbers divisible by 3

A = 1002, 1005, ....., 9999.

9999 = 1002 + (n − 1)3

⇒ (n − 1)3 = 8997 ⇒ n = 3000

B = 4-digit numbers divisible by 7

B = 1001, 1008, ......., 9996

⇒ 9996 = 1001 + (n − 1)7

⇒ n = 1286

A ∩ B = 1008, 1029, ....., 9996

9996 = 1008 + (n − 1)21

⇒ n = 429

So, no divisible by either 3 or 7

= 3000 + 1286 − 429 = 3857

total 4-digits numbers = 9000

required numbers = 9000 − 3857 = 5143

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