Factor Me!

( 2007 × 20062006 ) ( 2006 × 20072007 ) = ? ({2007} \times {20062006}) - ({2006} \times {20072007}) = \ ?


The answer is 0.

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24 solutions

Nghia Tuan
Feb 1, 2015

Assume a=2007, b=2006

And then our equation becomes:

a × 10001 b b × 10001 a = 10001 a b 10001 a b = 0 a\times 10001b-b\times 10001a\\ =10001ab-10001ab\\ =0

Excellent answer

Fatima Ramirez Rodriguez - 5 years, 5 months ago

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but we can't think 20062006 or 20072007 is multiply state. we think that is an integer number...

Naimur Nam - 4 years, 8 months ago

I liked that method.

David Fay - 5 years, 3 months ago

Brilliant dude

Akash Mishra - 5 years, 2 months ago

What is it with variable substitution other than numerical, nowadays? Anyway, great answer!

Refath Bari - 4 years, 11 months ago

but we can't think 20062006 or 20072007 is multiply state. we think that is an integer number...

Naimur Nam - 4 years, 8 months ago

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20072007 = 2007 * 10000 + 2007 = 2007 * 10001 20062006 = 2006 * 10000 + 2006 = 2006 * 10001

Long Plays - 2 years, 10 months ago
Omkar Kulkarni
Jan 29, 2015

2007 × 20062006 2006 × 20072007 2007 \times 20062006 - 2006 \times 20072007

= ( 2006 + 1 ) × 20062006 2006 × ( 20062006 + 10001 ) = (2006+1) \times 20062006 - 2006 \times (20062006 + 10001)

= 2006 × 20062006 + 20062006 2006 × 20062006 20062006 = 2006 \times 20062006 + 20062006 - 2006 \times 20062006 - 20062006

= 0 =\boxed{0}

A simpler approach would be to factorize like this,

2007 × 2006 × ( 10001 10001 ) = 2007 × 2006 × 0 = 0 2007\times 2006\times (10001-10001) = 2007\times 2006\times 0 = \boxed{0}

Prasun Biswas - 6 years, 4 months ago

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Oh right! Good thinking :)

Omkar Kulkarni - 6 years, 4 months ago

Without useing calculator

Maher Farag - 5 years, 5 months ago

i thought 20062006 was 2006^2 !!

Aditya Dzaki - 6 years, 4 months ago
Benjamin Voss
Jan 31, 2015

2007 x 20062006 - 2006 x 20072007

= 2007 x 2006 x 10001 - 2006 x 2007 x 10001

= 0

brilliant...

Naimur Nam - 4 years, 8 months ago
Achille 'Gilles'
Dec 22, 2015

I like this one

Jason Liu - 5 years, 3 months ago
Sadasiva Panicker
Oct 29, 2015

(2007x20062006) - (2006x20072007) = (2006 + 1) (20062006) - 2006 (20062006 +10001) =2006 x 20062006 + 20062006 - 2006 x 20062006 - 20062006 = 0.

DON'T YOU THINK ITS TOO COMPLICATED ...........

BUT GOOD APPROACH AND THINKING

Abhinav Roy - 5 years, 5 months ago

excelent...

Naimur Nam - 4 years, 8 months ago
Mohammad Khaza
Jul 7, 2017

2007 x 20062006 - 2006 x 20072007

= (2007 x 2006 x 10001) -( 2006 x 2007 x 10001)

= 0

Kobe Toledo
Oct 14, 2016

You may check for any errors, but this is how I perceived this would be solved.

Amed Lolo
Jan 4, 2016

2007=2.007×10^3 ,,20062006=2.0062006×10^7 ,, 2006=2.006×10^3 ,,20072007=2.0072007×10^7,,so formula=2.007×10^3×2.0062006×10^7-2.006×10^3×2.0072007×10^7=10^10×(2.007×2.0062006-2.006×2.0072007),=10^10×(2.007×~2.006-2.006×~2.007)=0×10^10=0####

Abhinav Roy
Jan 3, 2016

( 2007 * 20062006 ) - ( 20072007 * 2006 )=

( 2007 * 10001 * 2006 )- ( 2007 * 10001 * 2006 )=

2007 * 10001 * 2006 ( 1 - 1 )=

[ TAKING 2007 * 10001 * 2006 AS COMMON ]

2007 * 10001 * 2006 * 0=

0

Gandoff Tan
Apr 22, 2020

= 2007 × 20062006 2006 × 20072007 = 2007 × 2006 × 10001 2006 × 2007 × 10001 = 0 \begin{aligned} &\phantom{=}2007×20062006-2006×20072007\\ &=2007×2006×10001-2006×2007×10001\\ &=\boxed{0} \end{aligned}

Gary Munnelly
Dec 5, 2018

Solve: ( 2007 × 20062006 ) ( 2006 × 20072007 ) = x (2007\times 20062006) - (2006\times 20072007) = x

Multiply the expression by 2006 × 2007 2006 × 2007 \frac{2006\times 2007}{2006\times 2007} i.e. just multiply by 1 1 , so nothing changes.

2006 × 2007 2006 × 2007 ( ( 2007 × 20062006 ) ( 2006 × 20072007 ) ) = x \frac{2006\times 2007}{2006\times 2007}\left((2007\times 20062006) - (2006\times 20072007)\right) = x

2007 2007 in the denominator cancels:

2006 × 2007 2006 ( ( 20062006 ) ( 2006 × 10001 ) ) = x \frac{2006\times 2007}{2006}\left((20062006) - (2006\times 10001)\right) = x

2006 2006 in the denominator also cancels:

2006 × 2007 1 ( ( 10001 ) ( 10001 ) ) = x \frac{2006\times 2007}{1}\left((10001) - (10001)\right) = x

So we're left with:

2006 × 2007 ( 10001 10001 ) = x 2006\times 2007(10001 - 10001) = x

The bit in parenthesis is 0 0 , so:

2006 × 2007 ( 0 ) = x 2006\times 2007(0) = x

0 = x 0 = x

Ashish Menon
Apr 3, 2016

( 2007 × 20062006 ) ( 2006 × 20072007 ) = ( 2007 × ( 20072007 10001 ) ) ( ( 2007 1 ) × 20072007 ) = ( 2007 × 20072007 2007 × 10001 ) ( 2007 × 20072007 2007 ) = ( 2007 × ( 20072007 1 ) ) ( 2007 × ( 20072007 1 ) ) = ( 2007 × 20072006 ) ( 2007 × 20072006 ) \begin{aligned} (2007 × 20062006) - (2006 × 20072007) & = (2007 ×(20072007 - 10001)) - ((2007 - 1)×20072007)\\ & = (2007×20072007 - 2007×10001) - (2007×20072007 - 2007)\\ & = (2007×(20072007-1)) - (2007×(20072007 -1))\\ & = (2007×20072006) - (2007×20072006) \end{aligned}

I need to know how 10001 caluclated ?!

Tasneem Abd El Hameed - 5 years, 1 month ago

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20062006 = 20072007 - 10001, thats why

Ashish Menon - 5 years, 1 month ago
Karthick Shiva
Jan 21, 2016

2007 x 20062006 = 2007 x 2006 x 10001 2006 x 20072007 = 2006 x 2007 x 10001

Therefore, the answer is 0

Ethan Godden
Jan 1, 2016

(2007)(20062006) - (2006)(20072007)

=(2007)(20072007-10001) - (2006(20072007)

=(2007)(20072007) - (2007)(10001) - (2006)(20072007)

=20072007 - (2007)(10001)

=20072007 - (2007)(10000+1)

=20072007 - 20072007

=0

Moderator note:

Good approach of comparing to 2007 × 20072007 2007 \times 20072007 .

Youssef Hassan F
Dec 25, 2015

(2007 * 2006)-(2006 * 2007) due to commutative the answer is 0

Prasit Sarapee
Dec 22, 2015

2007 x 20062006 - 2006 x 20072007
=2007 x (10001 x 2006) - 2006 x (10001 x 2007) = 0

Maher Farag
Dec 22, 2015

( 2007 × 20062006 ) - ( 2006 × 20072007 ) = ( 2007 × 20062006 ) - 2006 ( 20062006 + 10001 ) = ( 2007 × 20062006 ) - ( 2006 × 20062006 ) - ( 2006 × 10001 ) = 20062006 ( 2007 - 2006 ) - ( 2006 × 10001 ) = 20062006 ( 1 ) - ( 20062006 ) = 0

Ahmed Obaiedallah
Dec 22, 2015

simplify it to be

( 2007 × 10001 × 2006 ) ( 2006 × 10001 × 2007 ) (2007\times10001\times2006)-(2006\times10001\times2007)

= 0 =0

Sankalp Ranjan
Dec 15, 2015

A very interesting observation is that when 101, containing one cipher between two 1's, is multiplied by a two-digit number, we obtain the latter repeated as xx to xxxx. Similarly, xxx * 1001 = xxxx. So, xxxx * 10001 = xxxxxxxx.

This means, 20062006 = 2006 * 10001 20071007 = 2007 * 10001.

Thus, the answer is Cipher. :D

Adeyeye Adetola
Dec 5, 2015

Same way Tuan

Mindy Leslie
Dec 4, 2015

basically it's this:
A = 2007 and B = 2006 ; 20062006 = 2006 * 10001 20072007 = 2007 * 10001;

Therefore ( the equation is thus ) (A * 10001 B) - ( B 10001 A ) factor out the 10001 and you are left with ( a b ) - (b*a ) ==> 0

It works starting with 1 digit numbers ..
A= 7, B = 9 7 99 - 99 7 = 0 (A 11 B) - ( B 11 A)
AB - BA ==> 0

Gabriele Moro
Nov 30, 2015

(2007x20062006)-(2006x20072007)=(2007x2006+2007x2006x10^4)-(2006x2007+2006x2007x10^4)=0

if x=2007 and y=2006

then x(10001y)-y(10001x) = 10001xy - 10001xy = 0 (Ans)

Karan Ahire
Jan 29, 2015

2007 x 20062006 - 2006 x 20072007.

= 40264446042 - 40264446042

= 0

Moderator note:

Although you got the right answer, it is very impractical to calculate multiplication of 2 relatively large numbers... twice.

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