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Number theory Difficulty 5.0 AIME, harder Prove it United Kingdom

The 9-digit positive integer NN with digit pattern ABCABCBBBABCABCBBB is divisible by every integer from 1 to 17 inclusive. The digits AA, BB and CC are distinct. What are the values of AA, BB and CC?

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