A three digit number and reversal puzzle

K Sengupta

A positive 3-digit decimal (base 10) number is such that if we divide the number by 3, reverse the digits of the result, and then subtract 1, we will obtain the original number.

Determine the number. What is the next greater number (possibly with more than 3 digits) with this property?

Jimmy Snyder

Spoiler

741
Divide by 3: 247
Reverse the digits: 742
Subtract 1: 741, the original number.

I don't know the next number.

Jimmy Snyder

The next one after 741 is

Spoiler

7425741

Sakha

I tried to do a Visual Basic program to know all this numbers, but I kept getting overflowing.. I guess the other numbers are just really big.

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K Sengupta	A three digit number and reversal puzzle Tweet A positive 3-digit decimal (base 10) number is such that if we divide the number by 3, reverse the digits of the result, and then subtract 1, we will obtain the original number. Determine the number. What is the next greater number (possibly with more than 3 digits) with this property?

Jimmy Snyder Blog Entries: 1 Recognitions: Gold Member	Spoiler 741 Divide by 3: 247 Reverse the digits: 742 Subtract 1: 741, the original number. I don't know the next number.

Jimmy Snyder Blog Entries: 1 Recognitions: Gold Member	The next one after 741 is Spoiler 7425741

Sakha	A three digit number and reversal puzzle I tried to do a Visual Basic program to know all this numbers, but I kept getting overflowing.. I guess the other numbers are just really big.