Four men and a monkey spend the day gathering coconuts on a tropical island. After they have all gone to sleep at night, one of the men awakens and, not trusting the others, decides to take his share. He divides the coconuts into four equal piles, except for one remaining coconut, which he gives to the monkey. He then hides his share, puts the other piles together, and goes back to sleep. Each of the other men awakens during the night and does likewise, and every time there is one coconut left over for the monkey. In the morning all the men awake, divide what's left of the coconuts into four, and again there is one left over that is given to the monkey. Find the minimum number of coconuts that could have been in the original pile.

Four men and a monkey spend the day gathering coconuts on a tropical island. After they have all gone to sleep at night, one of the men awakens and, not trusting the others, decides to take his share. He divides the coconuts into four equal piles, except for one remaining coconut, which he gives to the monkey. He then hides his share, puts the other piles together, and goes back to sleep. Each of the other men awakens during the night and does likewise, and every time there is one coconut left over for the monkey. In the morning all the men awake, divide what's left of the coconuts into four, and again there is one left over that is given to the monkey. Find the minimum number of coconuts that could have been in the original pile.

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