Find the largest 3-digit number whose sum of digits is equal to the product of it's digits.
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We want to find the largest 3 digit number a b c such that the product of its digits is equal to the sum of its digits. WLOG, a ≥ b ≥ c . a + b + c = a b c ⇒ a b c ≤ 3 a ⇒ b c ≤ 3 ⇒ c = 1 , 0
Case 1: c = 1 ⇒ a + b + 1 = a b ⇒ ( a − 1 ) ( b − 1 ) = 2 ⇒ ( a , b ) = ( 3 , 2 ) Thus, ( 3 , 2 , 1 ) is a solution for ( a , b , c )
Case 2: c = 0 ⇒ a + b = 0 ⇒ ( a , b ) = ( 0 , 0 )
Thus, ( 0 , 0 , 0 ) is also a solution.
We can remove the second solution since it doesn't have a permutation which makes a 3 digit number. The arrest value of the permutations made by the first solution is 321. Therefore, the answer is 321.