Strange Perfect Square Number

I'm a strange perfect square number.
I am a 4-digit integer and I am divisible by 9.

If I'm subtracted by 1 1 , I'll be divisible by 8 8 .

If I'm subtracted by 2 2 , I'll be divisible by 7 7 .

If I'm subtracted by 3 3 , I'll be divisible by 6 6 .

If I'm subtracted by 4 4 , I'll be divisible by 5 5 .

What number am I?


The answer is 7569.

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2 solutions

Paul Hindess
Dec 15, 2016

The given facts mean that if 9 is subtracted from the number it will be divisible by 9, 8, 7, 6 and 5. The lowest common multiple of these is 2520. So the answer must be a multiple of this with 9 added on. The only 4-digit candidates are 2529, 5049 and 7569. Only the last is a square number, being the square of 87.

So 7569.

From the last condition, for a number to be divisible by 5 5 , it must end with digit 0 0 or 5 5 . Thus, the original number must end with 4 4 or 9 9 .

However, from the second last condition, when subtracted by 3 3 , the number will be divisible by 6 6 , which is an even number. Therefore, the original number can't end with 4 4 . (Otherwise, it will result in 1 1 after subtraction.) It must end with 9 9 .

Suppose the number is arranged as A B C 9 \overline{ABC9}

Now with digit ending with 9 9 , when subtracted by 1 1 , it will result in ending with 8 8 and will be divisible by 8 8 . So A B C 0 \overline{ABC0} is also divisible by 8 8 ; A B C \overline{ABC} is divisible by 4 4 , for there is factor 10 10 used.

Similarly, when subtracted by 2 2 , it will result in ending with 7 7 and will be divisible by 7 7 . So A B C 0 \overline{ABC0} is also divisible by 7 7 .

Finally, since A B C 9 \overline{ABC9} is divisible by 9 9 , the sum of all digits is also a multiple of 9 9 . Therefore, A B C \overline{ABC} is also divisible by 9 9 .

Taking all three constraints, we will get A B C \overline{ABC} is divisible by 4 × 7 × 9 = 252 4\times 7\times 9 = 252 .

That will lead to three possibilities: 252 252 ; 504 504 ; 756 756 .

Of all these outcomes, only 7569 = 3 2 × 2 9 2 7569 = 3^2 \times 29^2 is the perfect square number.

As a result, the solution is 7569 \boxed{7569} .

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