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35, 70, 105, 140... (Posted on 2006-05-03) Difficulty: 2 of 5
Find the smallest positive integer that is a multiple of 35 whose digits are all the same.

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Solution solution | Comment 3 of 9 |

Since 35 = 7 * 5 the answer must be all 5's. When divided by 5 it's all 1's and divisible by 7 (easier to key into the calculator than 35). 1 and 11 are obviously not divisible by 7, so starting at 111, division of all-1 integers by 7 gives:

15.85714285714286
158.7142857142857
1587.285714285714
15873

That last was of 111111, so the sought answer is 5 times this, or 555555.


  Posted by Charlie on 2006-05-03 10:35:15
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