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Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad 2020

Source: BdMO 2020 Final Primary Category Problem 10

August 30, 2020
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Problem Statement

Sokal da tries to find out the largest positive integer n such that if n transforms to base-7, then it looks like twice of base-10. 156156 is such a number because (156)10(156)_{10} = (312)7(312)_7 and 312 = 2×\times156. Find out Sokal da's number.