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16 digits in a row, add a colon for a division, can result be 2?

Source: Germany Federal - Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik 2012, round 1, p1

April 11, 2020
number theoryDigitsDivision

Problem Statement

Alex writes the sixteen digits 2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,9,92, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9 side by side in any order and then places a colon somewhere between two digits, so that a division task arises. Can the result of this calculation be 22?
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