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− | We are given that <math>\gcd(63, n+120)=21</math> and <math>\gcd(n+63,120) = 60</math>. This tells us that <math>n+120</math> is divisible by <math>21</math> but not <math>63</math>. It also tells us that <math>n+63</math> is divisible by 60 but not 120. Starting, we find the least value of <math>n+120</math> which is divisible by <math>21</math> which satisfies the conditions for <math>n</math>, which is <math>1134</math>, making <math>n=1014</math>. We then now keep on adding <math>21</math> until we get a number which satisfies the second equation. This number turns out to be <math>1917</math>, whose digits add up to <math>\boxed{\text{C} | + | We are given that <math>\gcd(63, n+120)=21</math> and <math>\gcd(n+63,120) = 60</math>. This tells us that <math>n+120</math> is divisible by <math>21</math> but not <math>63</math>. It also tells us that <math>n+63</math> is divisible by 60 but not 120. Starting, we find the least value of <math>n+120</math> which is divisible by <math>21</math> which satisfies the conditions for <math>n</math>, which is <math>1134</math>, making <math>n=1014</math>. We then now keep on adding <math>21</math> until we get a number which satisfies the second equation. This number turns out to be <math>1917</math>, whose digits add up to <math>\boxed{<b>\text{(C)}</b> 18}</math>. |
-Midnight | -Midnight |
Revision as of 20:15, 1 February 2020
Problem
Let be the least positive integer greater than
for which
What is the sum of the digits of
?
Solution 1
We know that , so we can write
. Simplifying, we get
. Similarly, we can write
, or
. Solving these two modular congruences,
which we know is the only solution by CRT (Chinese Remainder Theorem). Now, since the problem is asking for the least positive integer greater than
, we find the least solution is
. However, we are have not considered cases where
or
.
so we try
.
so again we add
to
. It turns out that
does indeed satisfy the original conditions, so our answer is
.
Solution 2 (bashing)
We are given that and
. This tells us that
is divisible by
but not
. It also tells us that
is divisible by 60 but not 120. Starting, we find the least value of
which is divisible by
which satisfies the conditions for
, which is
, making
. We then now keep on adding
until we get a number which satisfies the second equation. This number turns out to be
, whose digits add up to
.
-Midnight
Video Solution
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See Also
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Followed by Problem 25 | |
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