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We know that <math>45 = 5 \times 9</math>, so we can apply our restrictions to that. We know that the units digit must be <math>5</math> or <math>0</math>, and the digits must add up to a multiple of <math>9</math>. <math>1+2+3+4+\cdots + 44 = \frac{44 \cdot 45}{2}</math>. We can quickly see this is a multiple of <math>9</math> because <math>\frac{44}{2} \cdot 45 = 22 \cdot 45</math>. We know this is not a multiple of <math>5</math> because the units digit doesn't end in <math>5</math> or <math>0</math>. We can just subtract by 9 until we get a number whose units digit is 5 or 0.
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We know that <math>45 = 5 \times 9</math>, so we can apply our restrictions to that. We know that the units digit must be <math>5</math> or <math>0</math>, and the digits must add up to a multiple of <math>9</math>. <math>1+2+3+4+\cdots + 44 = \frac{44 \cdot 45}{2}</math>. We can quickly see this is a multiple of <math>9</math> because <math>\frac{44}{2} \cdot 45 = 22 \cdot 45</math>. We know <math>123 \ldots 4344</math> is not a multiple of <math>5</math> because the units digit isn't <math>5</math> or <math>0</math>. We can just subtract by 9 until we get a number whose units digit is 5 or 0.
  
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We have <math>123 \ldots 4344</math> is divisible by <math>9</math>, so we can subtract by <math>9</math> to get <math>123 \ldots 35</math> and we know that this is divisible by 5. So our answer is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(C) } 9}</math>
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We have <math>123 \ldots 4344</math> is divisible by <math>9</math>, so we can subtract by <math>9</math> to get <math>123 \ldots 4335</math> and we know that this is divisible by 5. So our answer is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(C) } 9}</math>
  
 
~Arcticturn
 
~Arcticturn

Revision as of 15:39, 29 September 2023

Problem

Let $N=123456789101112\dots4344$ be the $79$-digit number that is formed by writing the integers from $1$ to $44$ in order, one after the other. What is the remainder when $N$ is divided by $45$?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 1\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 4\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 9\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 18\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 44$

Solution 1

We only need to find the remainders of N when divided by 5 and 9 to determine the answer. By inspection, $N \equiv 4 \text{ (mod 5)}$. The remainder when $N$ is divided by $9$ is $1+2+3+4+ \cdots +1+0+1+1 +1+2 +\cdots + 4+3+4+4$, but since $10 \equiv 1 \text{ (mod 9)}$, we can also write this as $1+2+3 +\cdots +10+11+12+ \cdots 43 + 44 = \frac{44 \cdot 45}2 = 22 \cdot 45$, which has a remainder of 0 mod 9. Solving these modular congruence using the Chinese Remainder Theorem we get the remainder to be $9 \pmod{45}$. Therefore, the answer is $\boxed{\textbf{(C) } 9}$.

Alternative Ending to Solution 1

Once we find our 2 modular congruences, we can narrow our options down to ${C}$ and ${D}$ because the remainder when $N$ is divided by $45$ should be a multiple of 9 by our modular congruence that states $N$ has a remainder of $0$ when divided by $9$. Also, our other modular congruence states that the remainder when divided by $45$ should have a remainder of $4$ when divided by $5$. Out of options $C$ and $D$, only $\boxed{\textbf{(C) } 9}$ satisfies that the remainder when $N$ is divided by $45 \equiv 4 \text{ (mod 5)}$.

Solution 2

Realize that $10 \equiv 10 \cdot 10 \equiv 10^{k} \pmod{45}$ for all positive integers $k$.

Apply this on the expanded form of $N$: \[N = 1(10)^{78} + 2(10)^{77} + \cdots + 9(10)^{70} + 10(10)^{68} + 11(10)^{66} + \cdots + 43(10)^{2} + 44 \equiv\] \[10(1 + 2 + \cdots + 43) + 44 \equiv 10 \left (\frac{43 \cdot 44}2 \right ) + 44 \equiv\] \[10 \left (\frac{-2 \cdot -1}2 \right ) - 1 \equiv \boxed{\textbf{(C) } 9} \pmod{45}\]

Solution 3 (Clever way using divisibility rules)

We know that $45 = 5 \times 9$, so we can apply our restrictions to that. We know that the units digit must be $5$ or $0$, and the digits must add up to a multiple of $9$. $1+2+3+4+\cdots + 44 = \frac{44 \cdot 45}{2}$. We can quickly see this is a multiple of $9$ because $\frac{44}{2} \cdot 45 = 22 \cdot 45$. We know $123 \ldots 4344$ is not a multiple of $5$ because the units digit isn't $5$ or $0$. We can just subtract by 9 until we get a number whose units digit is 5 or 0.

We have $123 \ldots 4344$ is divisible by $9$, so we can subtract by $9$ to get $123 \ldots 4335$ and we know that this is divisible by 5. So our answer is $\boxed{\textbf{(C) } 9}$

~Arcticturn

See Also

2017 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources)
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