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Cubic of Integer

CalcMedium~15 min· Probability
Problem

The Problem

Prove that the cube of any integer has one of the following forms modulo 9:

Equivalently, the only possible cubes modulo 9 are (which equals mod 9).

Use this to show: if is a positive integer such that the sum of its digits (in base 10) is divisible by 9, then is divisible by 27.