4,998 of course !
The largest 5-digit even number is 99998. This number is even because it ends in an 8, which is an even digit. It is also the highest possible 5-digit number, just two less than 99999, the largest 5-digit number overall.
Largest three digit number is 999 and we see that it is odd. One less than that is 998 and it is even and it is also three digits. No other 3 digit number is larger than 998 while being even.
999999
The answer is '28'.
The greatest product you can achieve by multiplying a 3-digit number by a 1-digit number is 9720, which comes from multiplying 972 (the largest 3-digit number less than 1000 when divided by 9) by 9 (the largest 1-digit number). Thus, the factors are 972 and 9.
Largest three digit number is 999 and we see that it is odd. One less than that is 998 and it is even and it is also three digits. No other 3 digit number is larger than 998 while being even.
999999
The answer is 9001
The answer is '28'.
The number 100,002 is divisible by 3. The largest 5 digit number is 99996 (6 less).
The greatest product you can achieve by multiplying a 3-digit number by a 1-digit number is 9720, which comes from multiplying 972 (the largest 3-digit number less than 1000 when divided by 9) by 9 (the largest 1-digit number). Thus, the factors are 972 and 9.
That's not possible. The largest single-digit number by which you might divide is 9. And, by definition, the remainder is always LESS than the number by which you divide. Thus, the largest remainder you can get, when you divide by 9, is 8.
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111111 Any 6 digit number less than that would require a 0, which is an even number.
98. It's less than 100, and 9 + 8 = 17
998-5=993
16 maybe.=)