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2000 PMWC Problems/Problem T1

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Problem

A box contains $4000$ to $6000$ candies. When the candies are evenly distributed to $5$, $6$, $7$, $8$, or $9$ children, there is always one candy left. If the candies are packaged into small bags each having the same number of candies, what is the largest number of candies below $4000$ in each bag so that no candies are left?

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