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number theory junior

Problem

The -digit numbers and are each multiples of . Which of the following could be the value of ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Since both numbers are divisible by 3, the sum of their digits has to be divisible by three. . To be a multiple of , has to be either or or ... and so on. We add up the numerical digits in the second number; . We then add two of the selected values, to , to get . We then see that C = or ... and so on, otherwise the number will not be divisible by three. We then add to , to get , which shows us that C = or or ... and so on. To be a multiple of three, we select a few of the common numbers we got from both these equations, which could be and . However, in the answer choices, there is no or or anything greater than , but there is a , so is our answer.
Final answer
A