Maths Olympiad Prep

Track / Stage 5 / 28 of 400 #628 of 1964

Problem 628

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Number theory Difficulty 5.1 Find the answer

3. Determine a six-digit number which, when multiplied by 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, gives six-digit numbers written with the same digits as the original number.

A number or a short expression. Spacing and $ signs are ignored.

Official solution

Solution. From the analysis of the products with 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, it is derived that the only solution to the problem is the number 142857. For example, if the desired number is abcdef\overline{a b c d e f}, then since multiplying by the number 6 should yield a six-digit number written with the same digits as the original number, we conclude that a=1a=1, etc. We leave the details to the reader for practice.

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