Multiplication and division
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problemRepeaters
Choose any 3 digits and make a 6 digit number by repeating the 3 digits in the same order (e.g. 594594). Explain why whatever digits you choose the number will always be divisible by 7, 11 and 13. -
problemThirty Six Exactly
The number 12 = 2^2 × 3 has 6 factors. What is the smallest natural number with exactly 36 factors? -
problemOnes Only
Find the smallest whole number which, when mutiplied by 7, gives a product consisting entirely of ones. -
problemCalendar Calculations
Try adding together the dates of all the days in one week. Now multiply the first date by 7 and add 21. Can you explain what happens? -
problemCode Breaker
This problem is based on a code using two different prime numbers less than 10. You'll need to multiply them together and shift the alphabet forwards by the result. Can you decipher the code? -
problemSlippy Numbers
The number 10112359550561797752808988764044943820224719 is called a 'slippy number' because, when the last digit 9 is moved to the front, the new number produced is the slippy number multiplied by 9. -
problemEminit
The number 8888...88M9999...99 is divisible by 7 and it starts with the digit 8 repeated 50 times and ends with the digit 9 repeated 50 times. What is the value of the digit M? -
problemX Marks the Spot
When the number x 1 x x x is multiplied by 417 this gives the answer 9 x x x 0 5 7. Find the missing digits, each of which is represented by an "x" . -