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6-digit number (Posted on 2022-09-07) Difficulty: 3 of 5
ABCDEF is a 6-digit number where each of the digits is different.

  • A, C, and E are odd and in increasing order.
  • B, D and F are even.
  • Any two adjacent digits differ by at least 2.
  • The 2-digit numbers CD and EF are each a multiple of AB.
What is the 6-digit number?
From Mensa Puzzle Calendar 2022 by Fraser Simpson, Workman Publishing, New York. Puzzle for August 30.

  Submitted by Charlie    
Rating: 5.0000 (1 votes)
Solution: (Hide)
ace=nchoosek('13579',3);
bdf=nchoosek('02468',3);
bdfp='';
for i=1:length(bdf)
  bdfp=[bdfp; perms(bdf(i,:))];
end
for i=1:length(ace)
  for j=1:length(bdfp)
    n='';
    for k=1:3
      n=[n ace(i,k) bdfp(j,k)];
    end
    good=true;
    for k=1:5
      if abs(n(k)-n(k+1))<2
        good=false;
      end
    end
    if good
      cd=str2num(n(3:4));
      ef=str2num(n(5:6));
      ab=str2num(n(1:2));
      if round(cd/ab)==cd/ab && round(ef/ab)==ef/ab
        disp(n)
      end
    end
  end
end


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SolutionPuzzle SolutionK Sengupta2022-09-07 07:04:51
Some ThoughtsBy Trial and Error (Spoiler)Steve Herman2022-09-07 06:53:02
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