Find the remainder when 981547 is divided by 5. Do this without doing actual division.

Given:

981547 is divided by 5.

To do:

We have to find the remainder when 981547 is divided by 5.

Solution:

We know that,

A number is divisible by 5 if its units digit is 0 or 5.

Here,

In the number 981547, the units digit is 7.

Therefore,

When 981547 is divided by 5, then the remainder is,

$7 - 5 = 2$.