Problem:
Find the 6-digit number beginning and ending in the digit 2 that is the product of three consecutive even integers.
Solution
Solution:
Because the last digit of the product is , none of the three consecutive even integers end in . Thus they must end in or , so they must end in since does not end in . Call the middle integer . Then the product is , so , but clearly . Thus , and the product is .
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