Digital sum device!

Let n n be the smallest positive integer that is divisible by every number in the set 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10} . Find the digital sum of n n .

9 5 8 4 6 2 7

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2 solutions

Parth Sankhe
Oct 17, 2018

We'll start with 10.

If a number is divisible by 10, it is divisible by 2 and 5 also.

If a number is divisible by 9, it is divisible by 3 too.

If a number is divisible by 8, it is divisible by 4 too.

And since the number is now divisible by 2 and 3, it's divisible by 6 as well.

So what we're looking for is the LCM (least common multiple) of 7, 9, 8, 10 = 7×9×8×5 = 2520.

Jordan Cahn
Oct 17, 2018

Every given between 1 and 10 has prime factorization of the form 2 α 2 3 α 3 5 α 5 7 α 7 2^{\alpha_2}3^{\alpha_3}5^{\alpha_5}7^{\alpha_7} where. Since n n is the least common multiple of all these integers, n = 2 max ( α 2 ) 3 max ( α 3 ) 5 max ( α 5 ) 7 max ( α 7 ) = 2 3 3 2 5 1 7 1 = 2520 n=2^{\max(\alpha_2)}3^{\max(\alpha_3)}5^{\max(\alpha_5)}7^{\max(\alpha_7)}=2^33^25^17^1=2520 and 2 + 5 + 2 + 0 = 9 2+5+2+0=\boxed{9} .

Good, but I think you made a mistake in your boxed answer. Please correct it soon. Thanks.

EKENE FRANKLIN - 2 years, 7 months ago

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