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Question

Let S=2+4+6+ +2N, where N is the smallest positive integer such that S>1,000,000. Then the sum of the digits of N is:

Accepted Answer

Note that S = 2(1+2+3+...+N) = N(N +1). It follows that N = 1000, so the sum of the digits of N is 1. FrostFox