Prove that, for every positive integer n which ends in the digit 5, 20n+15n+8n+6n is divisible by 2009.
Solution
Observe that 20n+15n+8n+6n=(5n+2n)(4n+3n)(4) Since n=10k+5=5(2k+1) for some integer k, 5n+2n=55(2k+1)+25(2k+1) and so 55+25 divides 5n+2n. Similarly, 45+35 divides 4n+3n. Now calculation shows that 55+25=7⋅11⋅41 and 45+35=7⋅181 as products of primes. Since 2009=72⋅41, the prime factors of 2009 occur as factors of the RHS of equation (4) and the result follows.
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