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What least value must be assigned to '*' so that the number 63576*2 is divisible by 8?

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SSC CGL 2016 (Tier 1) Previous Year Question Paper (11-Sep-2016) (Shift 2)
The correct answer is

3

A number is divisible by 8 if its last three digits are divisible by 8. So we check 6*2.
Try * = 3: 632 ÷ 8 = 79, which is exact.
Hence, the correct answer is 3.

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