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Advent calendar 2020
23 December
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198 is the smallest number that is equal to 11 times the sum of its digits.
Today's number is the smallest number that is equal to 48 times the sum of its digits.
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We're looking for a number \(n\) such that the digits of \(n\times48\) add up to \(n\). If we try numbers in order, we find that 9 works, so today's number is
432
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