a/f=abcdef/999999
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a/f=abcdef/999999
This a base 10 cryptogram. Leading digits are not zero. 999999 represents that integer. This does not imply that the letters do not represent a digit 9.
The answer is the abcdef numerator of the right hand fraction.
The answer is 142857.
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Factors of 9 9 9 9 9 9 ≤ 9 are 1 , 3 , 7 , 9 . For all of 1 , 3 , 9 , the digits of a b c d e f are all identical. For the factor 7 , the digits of the number are distinct. Hence a b c d e f = 7 9 9 9 9 9 = 1 4 2 8 5 7 .