50% increase

[BMAD]

Find the smallest positive integer such that if the ones digit is moved (from the right) all the way to the left, the resulting number is exactly 50% more than the original number.

[kevink2]

is 285714

[TimeSpaceLightForce]

6digits?

5 7 1 4 2 8
-140000 -14000 -1400 -140 -14 99998.5

-700000 -98000 -1400 -560 -28 799988 = 0

[kalaivanan]

The smalles positive integer is 2143

its 50% is 1071.5

result number is 3214.5

[vinay.singh84]

Let's the value be m and its shifted version n.

2/3*n = m

m and n are both integers, so n-m=1/3*n is also an integer.

Therefore 3 | n .

As their digits have the same sum, 3 | m.

Therefore 3 | n-m --> 3 | 1/3*n --> 9 | n.

As their digits have the same sum, 9 | m.

Following similar logic from above, above 9 | n-m --> 9 | 1/3*n --> 27 | n.

So you need only account for 1/27 of the integers for a brute strength solution (which speeds it up significantly)

I got 285714 and 571428.

[BMAD]

Let's the value be m and its shifted version n.

2/3*n = m

m and n are both integers, so n-m=1/3*n is also an integer.

Therefore 3 | n .

As their digits have the same sum, 3 | m.

Therefore 3 | n-m --> 3 | 1/3*n --> 9 | n.

As their digits have the same sum, 9 | m.

Following similar logic from above, above 9 | n-m --> 9 | 1/3*n --> 27 | n.

So you need only account for 1/27 of the integers for a brute strength solution (which speeds it up significantly)

I got 285714 and 571428.

brilliant observation