Are These Numbers Too Big?

a 679 b \large \overline{a679b}

is a 5-digit number in base 10 and is divisible by 72. Find it!


The answer is 36792.

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2 solutions

Naitik Sanghavi
Jul 23, 2015

72 = 9 × 8 72=9\times8
So the number a679b should be divisible by 8 and 9.
So, according to divisibility rules of 8,
The last three digits of the number should be divisible by 8.
Thus, b = 2 b=2 .

Now, according to divisibility rules of 9,
The sum of the digits should be divisible by 9..
Thus, a = 3 a=3 .

Therefore, the number is 36792 \boxed{36792} .

Paola Ramírez
Jul 23, 2015

72 = 8 × 9 4 9 b 72=8\times 9\Rightarrow 4|9b there are two posibilities b = 2 b=2 or 6 6 , also 8 79 b 8|79b , thus b = 2 b=2 . Then, the sum of digits should be divisible by 9 a = 3 9\Rightarrow a=3

36792 \boxed{36792} is the number

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