find the smallest number which is grater than 111,111,000 and divisible by 8 and 9

Question

find the smallest number which is greater than 111,111,000 and divisible by 8 and 9 describe by formulas

Answer 1

if it is divisible by 8 and 9 then

it is divisible by 72 which is

8x9

 

111,111,000/72 = 1543208 1/3

 

To be divisible by 72 we need to add

2/3 of 72 to 111,111,000 to get to

the next number 72 will go into.

 

111,111,048/72 = 1,543,209

 

111,111,048 is divisible by both 8 and 9.

Answer 2

I divided 111,111,000 by 72 and got quotient 1543208 and one third.

 

2/3 of 72 is 48.

 

1,543,208+56 is 111114432 / 72.

 

ANSWER: 111,114,432 is the desired number greater than 111,111,000 divisible by 72.