2019 AMC 10B Problem 14

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Concepts:divisibilitydigitsfactorial

Difficulty rating: 1610

14.

The base-ten representation for 19!19! is 121,6T5,100,40M,832,H00,121,6T5,100,40M,832,H00, where T,T, M,M, and HH denote digits that are not given. What is T+M+H?T+M+H?

3 3

8 8

12 12

14 14

17 17

Solution:

We know 19!19! is a multiple of 535^3 and 23,2^3, so it is a multiple of 1000.1000. Therefore, H=0H=0

We know it is a multiple of 9,9, so its digit sum must be a multiple of 9.9. As such, 1+2+1+6+T+5+1+1+2+1+6+T+5+1+0+0+4+0+M+80+0+4+0+M+8+3+2+0+0+0+3+2+0+0+0=33+M+T=33+M+T is a multiple of 9.9. With this in mind, we know that M+T3mod9,M+T \equiv 3 \mod 9, leaving just 33 and 12.12.

We also know it is a multiple of 11,11, which means that when alternating between adding and subtracting digits, we get 12+16+T5+11-2+1-6+T-5+1-0+04+0M+80+0-4+0-M+8-3+20+003+2-0+0-0=TM7= T-M-7 is a multiple of 11,11, so TM7mod11.T-M \equiv 7 \mod 11.

The only way to satisfy both is T=4,M=8,H=0.T=4,M=8,H=0. Their sum is 12.12.

Thus, the answer is C .

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