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1110 * 1111 * 1112 * 1113 = 152628?755760 find the missing number


The answer is 9.

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2 solutions

Leonblum Iznotded
Jul 26, 2018

Without a calculator (too easy), let us use "proof by 9" (not enough) or rather "proof by 11"

1110x...x1113 is the product of more than 3 consecutive numbers, so one of them (at least) is multiple of 3 ; this is not enough to find "?" (let us call Y="?" missing digit). At least 3 possibilities (4 possibilities in this case).

1110 is multiple of 3 (1110 divided by 9 gives the same remainder as 1+1+1+0, because of congruence of 10 and its multiples 10=9+1 1 [ 9 ] ; 100 1 ² [ 9 ] \equiv1[9] ; 100\equiv1²[9] etc) : 1+1+1+0=3, multiple of 3.

1113 is also multiple of 3 : 1+1+1+3=6, multiple of 3. For more information about "proof by 9" see casting about nines . So the product 1110x...x1113 is multiple of 3x3=9.

This is not enough: Y is such that 152628?755760 \equiv 1+5+2+6+2+8+Y+7+5+5+7+6+0=54+Y multiple of 9. We cannot determine yet Y : 0 and 1 are both possibilities in "casting about 9".

The "casting about eleven" is enough to solve it. Here the proceed and its explanation.

10 \equiv -1[mod 11] and 100 \equiv +1[11] etc 10^n \equiv +1 if n even, \equiv -1 if n odd. Let us count each digit from right to left, positively the first one (10^0) : 152628?755760 0 6 + 7 5 + 5 7 + Y 8 + 2 6 + 2 5 + 1 = 17 + Y 11 15 11 \equiv0-6+7-5+5-7+Y-8+2-6+2-5+1=17+Y-11-15-11\equiv 2+Y [mod 11]

1110x1111x...x1113 is multiple of 1111=11x101, so 152628?755760 shall be multiple of 11 (other method we could otherwise do 1-1+1-1 to check 1111 \equiv 0[11]).

We look for Y (between 0 and 9) such that 152628?755760 2 + Y \equiv2+Y\equiv 0[11] : only 9 is convenient.

Matin Naseri
Feb 19, 2018

1110×1111×1112×1113 \text{1110×1111×1112×1113} = 1 \text{1} 5 \text{5} 2 \text{2} 6 \text{6} 2 \text{2} 8 \text{8} 9 \boxed{9} 755760 \text{755760}

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