A lock is guarded by a security code that serves as the password. The code is in the following form:Where a, b, c, d and g are numbers and e, f are alphabets. The following information is also known about the respective characters:1. a is a prime number from 1 to 10.2. The 2-digit number bc is also a prime number such that b = a + 1.3. d = bc % a, that is, d is the remainder when the 2-digit number bc is divided by a.4. e is the alphabet at the index of n, alphabet[n], where n is the highest number of occurrences of any digit(0 to 9) among a,b,c,d. Here,alphabet[1] = A, alphabet[2] = B,..., alphabet[26] = Z.5. f is the alphabet either preceding or succeeding the alphabet e when all English alphabets are arranged alphabetically.6. g is the remainder when the sum of digits a, b, c and d is divided by 10. g = (a+b+c+d).Based on the information given above, answer the questions that follow.If it is given that no vowel can be used as an alphabet and no digit should be a multiple of 4, how many codes are possible?Correct answer is '2'. Can you explain this answer?

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A lock is guarded by a security code that serves as the password. The code is in the following form:

Where a, b, c, d and g are numbers and e, f are alphabets. The following information is also known about the respective characters:
1. 'a' is a prime number from 1 to 10.
2. The 2-digit number 'bc' is also a prime number such that b = a + 1.
3. 'd' = 'bc' % 'a', that is, d is the remainder when the 2-digit number 'bc' is divided by 'a'.
4. 'e' is the alphabet at the index of n, alphabet[n], where n is the highest number of occurrences of any digit(0 to 9) among a,b,c,d. Here,alphabet[1] = A, alphabet[2] = B,..., alphabet[26] = Z.
5. 'f' is the alphabet either preceding or succeeding the alphabet 'e' when all English alphabets are arranged alphabetically.
6. 'g' is the remainder when the sum of digits a, b, c and d is divided by 10. g = (a+b+c+d).
Based on the information given above, answer the questions that follow.

If it is given that no vowel can be used as an alphabet and no digit should be a multiple of 4, how many codes are possible?

Correct answer is '2'. Can you explain this answer?

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a can be 2, 3, 5, 7.
Hence, when a = 2, b = 3, bc = 31, 37
When a = 3, b = 4, bc = 41, 43, 47
When a = 5, b = 6, bc = 61, 67
When a = 7, b = 8, bc = 83, 89.
Hence, the different possibilities are,
2311 _ _ _
2371 _ _ _
3412 _ _ _
3431 _ _ _
3472 _ _ _
5611 _ _ _
5672 _ _ _
7836 _ _ _
7895 _ _ _
Now, when it is 2311 _ _ _, 1 occurs twice, which is the highest, hence e = alphabet[2] = B.
Similarly, when it is 2371 _ _ _, the highest occurrence of any digit is once, hence e = alphabet[1] = A.
Similarly, we get the remaining as well,
2311B _ _
2371A _ _
3412A _ _
3431B _ _
3472A _ _
5611B _ _
5672A _ _
7836A _ _
7895A _ _
Hence, e is always either B or A. If e is B. f can be either A or C, if e is A, f can only be B. Hence, we get the following codes.
2311BA _
2311BC _
2371AB _
3412AB _
3431BA _
3431BC _
3472AB _
5611BA _
5611BC _
5672AB _
7836AB _
7895AB _
Now, G has to be calculated. For, 2311BA _, g = (2 + 3 + 1 + 1) = 7
Similarly, we calculate for others as well,
2311BA7
2311BC7
2371AB3
3412AB0
3431BA1
3431BC1
3472AB6
5611BA3
5611BC3
5672AB0
7836AB4
7895AB9
In the question, we are asked to not include any vowel and any digit that is a multiple of 4. Hence, we are left with 2311BC7 and 5611BC3.

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