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Best Answer: This is a problem in remainder arithmetic.

It is convenient to use the "mod" notation. mod means find the


remainder.
Example: 7 mod 4 = 3 or 15 mod 4 = 3
We need to find the largest n so that 62 mod n = 132 mod n = 237
mod n
If two numbers have the same remainder, then the difference of
their remainders is 0.
so (132-62 ) mod n = 0. Or 70 mod n = 0. So n divides 70 evenly.
How large can n be? Well maybe 70. 237 mod 70 = 27 but 132
mod 70 is 62. Nope.
Ok try 35. 62 mod 35 = 27; 132 mod 35 = 27 and 237 mod 37 =
27

Let the common remainder be R.


We seek a number Q such that
R is congruent to 62 (modulo Q)
R is congruent to 132 (modulo Q)
R is congruent to 237 (modulo Q)
This means that the interval 132-62= 70 is a multiple of Q
This also means that the interval 237-132 = 105 is also a
multiple of Q
70 = 2*5*7
105=3*5*7
We could have used the larger interval 237-62 = 175 = 5*5*7
but this does not really add new information (this interval is
not independent from the other two).
The common prime factors are 5 and 7
Q = 5*7 = 35 should work and should be the highest such
number.
62 divided by 35 = 1, with a remainder of 27
132 divided by 35 = 3, with a remainder of 27
237 divided by 35 = 6 with a remainder of 27

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