9 2 1 5 = ( 9 + 2 + 1 + 5 ) 3 = 1 7 3 = 4 9 1 3
Find all 4-digits integers whose cube of the sum of its digits is equal to the original number.
Submit the sum of all these 4-digit numbers.
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In case 1, can you explain how you arrived at the conclusion that a + b + c + d = 1 7 ? It seems to me that you want to conclude that a + b + c + d ≡ − 1 ( m o d 9 ) , but we currently only have ( a + b + c + d ) 3 ≡ − 1 ( m o d 9 ) .
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( a + b + c + d ) 3 = a b c d = 1 0 0 0 ⋅ a + 1 0 0 ⋅ b + 1 0 ⋅ c + d ≡ a + b + c + d ( m o d 9 ) and ( a + b + c + d ) 3 ≡ − 1 ( m o d 9 )
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Anyway, you can also solve this problem with hit and trial taking natural numbers among 10 and 21 (both inclusive)
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We are looking for the numbers N = a b c d such that a b c d = ( a + b + c + d ) 3 , with 1 0 0 0 0 > a b c d ≥ 1 0 0 0 ⇒ 2 1 , 5 4 . . . = 3 1 0 0 0 0 > a + b + c + d ≥ 1 0 ⇒ 2 1 ≥ a + b + c + d ≥ 1 0 . Keep this in mind.
There are 3 possibilities:
1 .- a + b + c + d = 3 k − 1 ,with k ∈ N ⇒ ( a + b + c + d ) 3 = ( 3 k − 1 ) 3 = 9 m − 1 , with m ∈ N ⇒ ( a + b + c + d ) 3 = a b c d = 1 0 0 0 ⋅ a + 1 0 0 ⋅ b + 1 0 ⋅ c + d ≡ a + b + c + d ( m o d 9 ) and ( a + b + c + d ) 3 ≡ − 1 ( m o d 9 ) ⇒ a + b + c + d = 1 7 ⇒ 1 7 3 = 4 9 1 3 is a number because 2 1 ≥ 4 + 9 + 1 + 3 = 1 7 ≥ 1 0 .
2 .- a + b + c + d = 3 k + 1 ,with k ∈ N ⇒ ( a + b + c + d ) 3 = ( 3 k + 1 ) 3 = 9 m + 1 , with m ∈ N ⇒ a + b + c + d = 1 0 or 1 9 ⇒ 1 0 3 = 1 0 0 0 is not a valid number because 1 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 1 < 1 0 and 1 9 3 = 6 8 5 9 is a not valid number because 6 + 8 + 5 + 9 > 2 1
3 .- a + b + c + d = 3 k ,with k ∈ N ⇒ ( a + b + c + d ) 3 = ( 3 k ) 3 = 9 m , with m ∈ N ⇒ a + b + c + d = 1 8 ⇒ 1 8 3 = 5 8 3 2 is another number because 2 1 ≥ 5 + 8 + 3 + 2 = 1 8 ≥ 1 0 .
And there are not more numbers, therefore the solution is 5 8 3 2 + 4 9 1 3 = 1 0 7 4 5