Daily Math Challenge

Sharpen your math skills with a new problem every Tuesday to Friday. These daily challenges are perfect for those who enjoy quick, engaging puzzles.

Problem 1460

Posted: November 21, 2025

79 % of users got this correct

A troop of chimpanzees go out in search of bananas. The troop stacks up their bananas in piles of 17 and have 2 bananas leftover.  When they stack the bananas in piles (more than 1) of 19 there are no bananas leftover.  What is the minimum number of bananas this troop they can have?

Login to Answer
View Past Problems

Individual Rankings

The first 10 to correctly answer this question are shown below.

View All Individual Rankings

Leaderboard Rankings

The 10 top-ranked leaderboards for this question are shown below.

View All Leaderboard Rankings

Recent attempts