Answer to November 1, 2004 Problem
by Sidney Kravitz
in Games magazine September 2004

The Six-digit Number Problem

What six-digit number gets its digits reversed when it is multiplied by four?

 


Solution to the Problem:

The answer is 219,978.
4 x 219,978 = 879,912

Richard Johnson sent in a similar problem:
9 * 109989 = 989901


Correctly solved by:

1. Larry Schwartz Trumbull, Connecticut
2. Sharina Broughton Old Dominion University,
Norfolk, Virginia
3. Dave Smith Toledo, Ohio
4. Jeffrey Gaither Winchester, Virginia
5. James Alarie University of Michigan -- Flint,
Flint, Michigan
6. David & Judy Dixon Bennettsville, South Carolina
7. Emily Auerbach Columbus, Georgia
8. Suzanne Timmons Rocky Point, North Carolina
9. Caleb Jones Columbus, Georgia
10. Charles Washington Winchester, Virginia
11. Mary Helen Calhoun Columbus, Georgia
12. Cameron S. Columbus, Georgia
13. Rich Murray Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada
14. Clay Thomas Columbus, Georgia
15. Kevin Jacobson Columbus, Georgia
16. Victoria Monhollen Winchester, Virginia
17. Lane White ----------
18. Arin Smith Winchester, Virginia
19. Tyler Windham Columbus, Georgia
20. Richard Johnson La Jolla, California