Maths Olympiad Prep

Track / Stage 4 / 35 of 340 #295 of 1964

Problem 295

AMC 12 late, AIME early
Number theory Difficulty 4.6 Find the answer

14. Given the numbers 519715^{1971} and 219712^{1971}. They are written consecutively. What is the number of digits in the resulting number?

A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.

Official solution

71.14. Answer. 1972 digits, since the product of these numbers is equal to 10197110^{1971}.

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