Glueing digits of 1,2,...n to obtain multiples of k
Source: MEMO 2024 T7
August 27, 2024
number theorynumber theory proposedDigits
Problem Statement
Define glueing of positive integers as writing their base ten representations one after another and
interpreting the result as the base ten representation of a single positive integer.
Find all positive integers for which there exists an integer with the following property: for all , we can glue the numbers in some order so that the result is a number divisible by .
Remark. The base ten representation of a positive integer never starts with zero.
Example. Glueing in this order makes .