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Printjmc
number theory intermediate
Problem
An ordered pair of digits is such that is a multiple of 66. Find .
Solution
Since is divisible by , it must be divisible by , and . Since is divisible by , we know is a multiple of , so . So either , , , etc., which gives , , or . The only value which works is , since and are digits. There are several pairs which fit this condition, but it doesn't matter which one we choose since in all cases, the quantity we want is .
Just to be safe, we check that if , the number is also divisible by and . No matter what and are, is divisible by since the units digit is even. The sum of the digits is , which is divisible by so is divisible by three. Thus our solution works.
Just to be safe, we check that if , the number is also divisible by and . No matter what and are, is divisible by since the units digit is even. The sum of the digits is , which is divisible by so is divisible by three. Thus our solution works.
Final answer
10