Find the smallest number abc

Find the smallest number abc That can be written which follows the equation

a b c = a 1 + b 2 + c 3 abc = a^1 + b^2 + c^3

ie.

100 a + 10 b + c = a 1 + b 2 + c 3 100a + 10b + c = a^1 + b^2 + c^3


The answer is 135.

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100 a + 10 b + c = a + b 2 + c 3 99 a = c ( c 1 ) ( c + 1 ) b ( 10 b ) 100a+10b+c=a+b^2+c^3 \implies 99a=c(c-1)(c+1)-b(10-b)

I think, an straight forward approach is to make tables for possible values of c ( c 1 ) ( c + 1 ) c(c-1)(c+1) and b ( 10 b ) b(10-b) and see if the any of their differences is a multiple of 99 99 . for c = 5 c=5 and b = 3 b=3 , c ( c 1 ) ( c + 1 ) = 120 c(c-1)(c+1)=120 and b ( 10 b ) = 21 b(10-b)=21 , respectively. so, c ( c 1 ) ( c + 1 ) b ( 10 b ) = 99 c(c-1)(c+1)-b(10-b)=99 , which gives the least possible value for a a , which is 1 1 .

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