The letters a,ba,ba,b and ccc stand for non-zero digits. The integer abcabcabc is a multiple of 333 the integer cbabccbabccbabc is a multiple of 15,15,15, and the integer abcbaabcbaabcba is a multiple of 8.8.8. What is the value of the integer cba?cba?cba?
Answer:
576576576
- We know that a number is divisible by 888 if it's last 333 digits are divisible by 8.8.8.
Given, abcbaabcbaabcba is a multiple of 8.8.8.
Therefore cbacbacba is a multiple of 8.8.8. - Also, abcabcabc is given to be a multiple of 3.3.3.
Since the sum of the digits of abcabcabc and cbacbacba are the same, cbacbacba is also a multiple of 3.3.3.
Therefore, cbacbacba is a multiple of 24.24.24. - We are given that cbabccbabccbabc is a multiple of 151515 and c≠0c≠0c≠0 (given).
⟹c=5⟹c=5⟹c=5
Now, cbabccbabccbabc is a multiple of 151515 therefore cbabccbabccbabc is a multiple of 3.3.3.
⟹⟹⟹ sum of digits of cbabccbabccbabc is a multiple of 3.3.3.
Also, a+b+ca+b+ca+b+c is a multiple of 3,3,3, therefore, c+bc+bc+b is a multiple of 3.3.3. - The three-digit multiples of 242424 starting with 5,5,5, which are the possible values of cbacbacba are 504,528,552,504,528,552,504,528,552, and 576.576.576.
Out of the above possible values of cba,cba,cba, only 576576576 has c+bc+bc+b as a multiple of 3.3.3. - Hence, the value of the integer cbacbacba is 576.576.576.