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3 3s times 3 3s has 9 9s (Posted on 2024-03-24)

Find positive integers X, Y, and Z, where:
· X and Y each contain exactly three 3s, and
· X * Y = Z, and
· Z is the smallest positive integer containing exactly nine 9s while also meeting the other conditions.

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X=333

Y= 3003003, gives:

Z= 333*3003003= 999999999, which is the smallest such integer.

Posted by K Sengupta on 2024-03-24 22:55:51

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