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2018 AMC 12A Problem 12

Let S be a set of 6 integers taken from \{1,2,\ldots,12\} with the property that if a and b are elements of S with a<b, then b is not a multiple of a. What is the least possible value of an element in S?

\textbf{(A)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 3\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 4\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 5\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 7


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