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Old 07-15-2005, 06:59 PM   #178 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by high_way
did you know : that no matter how big the number is, that if it is a multiple of 9 that you can add the numbers together until they become 1 number and that number will always be 9 (wow isnt that confusing).
Forgiving all the replies to the original post...

I was taught this rule with the number 3. After all, 9 is a multiple of 3 and furthermore, 3 is a prime number. Try it yourself.

eg: 17904

1+7+9+0+4=21
2+1=3

Edit:

It turns out I might be wrong on this one. I'd delete it if I could.
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