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Number theory Difficulty 6.4 National olympiad Find the answer

For each positive integer kk, let S(k)S(k) be the sum of its digits. For example, S(21)=3S(21) = 3 and S(105)=6S(105) = 6. Let nn be the smallest integer for which S(n)S(5n)=2013S(n) - S(5n) = 2013. Determine the number of digits in nn.

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Solution

To solve the problem, we need to find the smallest integer n n such that S(n)S(5n)=2013 S(n) - S(5n) = 2013 . Here, S(k) S(k) denotes the sum of the digits of k k .

1. Understanding the Sum of Digits Function:
- For any integer k k , S(k) S(k) is the sum of its digits.
- For example, S(21)=2+1=3 S(21) = 2 + 1 = 3 and S(105)=1+0+5=6 S(105) = 1 + 0 + 5 = 6 .

2. Analyzing the Problem:
- We need to find n n such that S(n)S(5n)=2013 S(n) - S(5n) = 2013 .
- This implies that the sum of the digits of 5n 5n is significantly smaller than the sum of the digits of n n .

3. Properties of Digit Sums:
- When multiplying a number by 5, the sum of the digits can change significantly due to carries in the decimal system.
- For example, if n=199 n = 199 , then 5n=995 5n = 995 , and S(199)=1+9+9=19 S(199) = 1 + 9 + 9 = 19 while S(995)=9+9+5=23 S(995) = 9 + 9 + 5 = 23 .

4. **Finding the Smallest n n :**
- We need to find n n such that S(n)S(5n)=2013 S(n) - S(5n) = 2013 .
- Let's consider n n to be a number with many 9's, as this will maximize S(n) S(n) and minimize S(5n) S(5n) .

5. **Constructing n n :**
- Suppose n n has k k digits, all of which are 9. Then n=9999 n = 999\ldots9 (with k k digits).
- For such n n , S(n)=9k S(n) = 9k .
- When n n is multiplied by 5, 5n=499995 5n = 4999\ldots95 (with k1 k-1 digits of 9 and the last digit being 5).
- For 5n 5n , S(5n)=4+9(k1)+5=9k S(5n) = 4 + 9(k-1) + 5 = 9k .

6. Calculating the Difference:
- We need S(n)S(5n)=2013 S(n) - S(5n) = 2013 .
- Substituting the values, we get 9k(4+9(k1)+5)=2013 9k - (4 + 9(k-1) + 5) = 2013 .
- Simplifying, 9k(9k9+9)=2013 9k - (9k - 9 + 9) = 2013 .
- This simplifies to 9k9k+99=2013 9k - 9k + 9 - 9 = 2013 , which is not possible.

7. Revising the Approach:
- We need to consider the carries more carefully.
- If n n has k k digits, then 5n 5n will have at most k+1 k+1 digits.
- The sum of the digits of 5n 5n will be less than or equal to 9k+5 9k + 5 .

8. **Finding the Correct k k :**
- We need 9k(9k+5)=2013 9k - (9k + 5) = 2013 .
- This simplifies to 5=2013 -5 = 2013 , which is not possible.

9. Correcting the Calculation:
- We need to find k k such that 9kS(5n)=2013 9k - S(5n) = 2013 .
- Let S(5n)=9k2013 S(5n) = 9k - 2013 .
- Since S(5n) S(5n) must be a valid sum of digits, we need to find k k such that 9k2013 9k - 2013 is a valid sum of digits.

10. **Finding the Smallest k k :**
- We need 9k2013 9k - 2013 to be a valid sum of digits.
- The smallest k k that satisfies this is k=224 k = 224 .

Conclusion:
The number of digits in n n is 224 \boxed{224} .

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