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UKMT Senior Mathematical Challenge, 2022

Number theory Difficulty 3.0 AMC 10/12 Find the answer United Kingdom

What is the sum of the digits of the integer which is equal to $6666666^2 - 3333333^2$ ?

(A) $27$ (B) $36$ (C) $45$ (D) $54$ (E) $63$

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