3 digit no.

Is there any 3 digit no. with distinct digits which when reversed divides the original no. perfectly? Can there be such a number for any n digits?

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Note by Chandreyee Mitra
7 years, 8 months ago

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According to my calculations there are no such 3-digit numbers.

For this problem we need to find aa, bb and cc, so that n(100a+10b+c)=100c+10b+an*(100a+10b+c)=100*c+10b+a.

To start off we look at the last and first digits:

ncan*c \equiv a (mod 1010) and na<10n*a \lt 10. We make a multiplication table and cross out all impossible combinations.

We are left with;

n=1n=1

Here a=ca=c, so we don't have distinct digits.

n=2n=2

Here a=2,c=6a=2, c=6 or a=4,c=7a=4, c=7.

n=3n=3

Here a=2,c=4a=2, c=4 or a=1,c=7a=1, c=7

n=4n=4

Here a=2,c=3a=2, c=3 or a=2,c=8a=2, c=8

n=7n=7

Here a=1,c=3a=1,c=3

n=9n=9

Here a=1,c=9a=1, c=9.

Substituting these 8 possibilities in the equation from the second line gives us 8 equations in bb. None of these equations has a solution where 0b90 \le b \le 9.

Ton de Moree - 7 years, 8 months ago

The only numbers that work are 510, 540, 810.

Ryan Soedjak - 7 years, 8 months ago
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