1. The problem asks to find the sum of the sequence $1 + 2 + 3 + \dots + 1001$ and determine which of the given numbers it is divisible by.
2. The sum of the first $n$ natural numbers is given by the formula:
$$ S = \frac{n(n+1)}{2} $$
3. Here, $n = 1001$, so substitute this into the formula:
$$ S = \frac{1001 \times 1002}{2} $$
4. Calculate the numerator:
$$ 1001 \times 1002 = 1003002 $$
5. Divide by 2:
$$ S = \frac{1003002}{2} = 501501 $$
6. Now, check divisibility by each given number:
- Divisible by 1005?
$$ \frac{501501}{1005} = 499.5 \quad \text{(not an integer)} $$
- Divisible by 1003?
$$ \frac{501501}{1003} = 500 \quad \text{(an integer)} $$
- Divisible by 1001?
$$ \frac{501501}{1001} = 501 \quad \text{(an integer)} $$
7. Since $501501$ is divisible by both $1003$ and $1001$, but not by $1005$, the correct answers are divisibility by $1003$ and $1001$.
Final answer: The sum is divisible by 1003 and 1001.
Sum Divisibility
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