Find all three-digit numbers ¯abc such that 6003 digit number ¯abcabcabc......abc is divisible by 91?Here ¯abc occurs 2001 times.I know the divisibility rule for 91 which states to subtract 9 times the last digit from the rest and, for large numbers,to form the alternating sum of blocks of three numbers from right to left. However, I am not able to see how I could apply this rule to determine the numbers ¯abc. How can I solve this?
Answer
The given number can be written as follows,
abc(1+103+106+⋯+106000)
Now, 91|1001=1+103 . The sum S=1+103+106+⋯+106000 has 2001 terms, therefore, 91 and (1+103)+106(1+103)+⋯+101999(1+103)+106000 are relatively prime ⟹ abc is a multiple of 91.
Therefore, the required numbers are 91×n , where n=2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 i.e., the required numbers are :
182,273,364,455,546,637,728,819 and 910
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