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Every three-digit number whose digits are all the same — 111, 222, 333 and so on — has a common divisor. What is the LARGEST number that divides all nine of them?

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  • A3
  • B11
  • C37
  • D111

Step-by-Step Solution

A number with all three digits equal to a is , so each one is 111 times a single digit. Since 111 is itself on the list, no larger number can divide them all. The distractors 3 and 37 are the prime factors of : each really does divide every such number, but neither is the largest. And 11 divides none of them, because leaves remainder a on division by 11, and a runs only from 1 to 9.
Answer: D) 111

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