Aptitude Questions : Hard Yahoo Logical Mathematics Interview Question

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In an old town, there lived a pot maker who wanted to sell the last stock of his craft to a merchant. When the merchant asked him how many pots he had, he replied that he was unable to count after 100. But he gave him certain clues to figure out for himself:

If the number of pots are divided by two, there will be one left.
If they are divided by three, there will be one left.
If they are divided by four, there will be one left.
If they are divided by five, there will be one left.
If they are divided by six, there will be one left.
If they are divided by seven, there will be one left.
If they are divided by eight, there will be one left.
If they are divided by nine, there will be one left.
If they are divided by ten, there will be one left.
But if they are divided by eleven, there will be no pot left.

Can you find the number of pots, the pot maker possess?

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