Substrings of integer are multiples of 9
Source: BAMO 2023/2
March 3, 2023
BAMOnumber theorycombinatorics
Problem Statement
Given a positive integer (written in base ), define its integer substrings to be integers that are equal to strings of one or more consecutive digits from , including itself. For example, the integer substrings of are , , , , , , , , . (The substring is omitted from this list because it is the same integer as the substring , which is already listed.)What is the greatest integer such that no integer substring of is a multiple of ? (Note: is a multiple of .)