Problem:
Prove that there exists a number divisible by with no zero digit.
Solution
Solution:
We first find a multiple of which has no zeros in the last digits. Suppose that we have a multiple whose last zero is in place (treating the last place as place , the next to last as place and so on). Then has the same digits in places to and a nonzero digit in place , and hence no zeros in places to . So repeating, we find a multiple with no zeros in the last digits.
Now let be the remainder when is divided by , so , and hence . So has the same last digits as . But it has less than digits, and hence it has exactly digits and no zeros.
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