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Revision as of 13:20, 6 May 2007

Problem

The integer $\displaystyle n$ is the smallest positive multiple of $\displaystyle 15$ such that every digit of $\displaystyle n$ is either $\displaystyle 8$ or $\displaystyle 0$. Compute $\frac{n}{15}$.

Solution

Any multiple of 15 is a multiple of 5 and a multiple of 3.

Any multiple of 5 ends in 0 or 5; since $n$ only contains the digits 0 and 8, the units digit of $n$ must be 0.

The sum of the digits of any multiple of 3 must be divisible by 3. If $n$ has $a$ digits equal to 8, the sum of the digits of $n$ is $8a$. For this number to be divisible by 3, $a$ must be divisible by 3. Thus $n$ must have at least three copies of the digit 8.

The smallest number which meets these two requirements is 8880. Thus $\frac{8880}{15} = 592$ is our answer.

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