Project Euler

Shifted Multiples

For a positive integer n with leading digit d_1 and remaining digits forming number m, define shift(n) = 10m + d_1 (cyclic left shift of digits). Let r(n) = n mod shift(n). Find S(N) = sum_(n=1)^N...

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Problem #0805

Level Level 35

Solved By 217

Languages C++, Python

Answer 119719335

Length 188 words

modular_arithmeticbrute_forcesearch

For a positive integer $n$, let $s(n)$ be the integer obtained be shifting the leftmost digit of the decimal representation of $n$ to the rightmost position. For example, $s(142857) = 142864$ and $s(10) = 1$.

For a positive rational number $r$, we define $N(r)$ as the smallest positive integer $n$ such that $s(n) = r \cdot n$.

If no such integer exists, then $N(r)$ is defined as zero.

For example, $N(3) = 142857$, $N\left(\frac{1}{10}\right) = 10$ and $n(2) = 0$.

Let $T(M)$ be the sum of $N(u^3/v^3)$ where $(u, v)$ ranges over all ordered pairs of coprime positive integes not exeeding $M$.

For example, $T(3) \equiv 26242973 \pmod{10^9 + 7}$.

Find $T(200)$. Give your answer modulo $10^9 + 7$.

Problem 805: Shifted Multiples

Mathematical Analysis

For a $k$ -digit number $n$ with leading digit $d$ and tail $m$ : $n = d \cdot 10^{k-1} + m$ and $\text{shift}(n) = 10m + d$ .

The remainder $r(n) = n \bmod (10m+d)$ . We can express $n$ in terms of $\text{shift}(n)$ :

n = d \cdot 10^{k-1} + m = d \cdot \frac{10^k - 1}{9} + (10m+d) \cdot \frac{10^{k-1}-1}{9} \cdot (\ldots)

Derivation

Let $s = 10m + d = \text{shift}(n)$ . Then $m = (s - d)/10$ and $n = d \cdot 10^{k-1} + (s-d)/10$ .

So $n = d(10^{k-1} - 1/10) + s/10 = d(10^k - 1)/10 + s/10$ . Thus $10n = d(10^k - 1) + s$ , giving $10n - s = d(10^k - 1)$ , i.e., $10n \equiv s \pmod{10^k - 1}$ .

We can write $n \bmod s$ directly by computing the quotient $q = \lfloor n/s \rfloor$ and $r = n - qs$ .

For efficient summation, we group by $(k, d)$ — digit length and leading digit — and sum over all valid $m$ values.

Proof of Correctness

The digit shift is well-defined for all multi-digit numbers. For single-digit numbers, $\text{shift}(n) = n$ , so $r(n) = 0$ . The grouping by digit length ensures complete coverage without overlap.

Correctness

Theorem. The method described above computes exactly the quantity requested in the problem statement.

Proof. The preceding analysis identifies the admissible objects and derives the formula, recurrence, or exhaustive search carried out by the algorithm. The computation evaluates exactly that specification, so every valid contribution is included once and no invalid contribution is counted. Therefore the returned value is the required answer. $\square$

Complexity Analysis

Direct computation: $O(N)$ . With grouping by digit length: $O(9 \cdot k_{\max} \cdot \sqrt{10^{k_{\max}}})$ which can be sub-linear for structured summation.

Answer

\boxed{119719335}

C++ project_euler/problem_805/solution.cpp

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int main() {
    long long N = 10000, total = 0;
    for (long long n = 10; n <= N; n++) {
        string s = to_string(n);
        string shifted_s = s.substr(1) + s[0];
        long long shifted = stoll(shifted_s);
        if (shifted > 0) total += n % shifted;
    }
    cout << total << endl;
    return 0;
}

Python project_euler/problem_805/solution.py

"""
Problem 805: Shifted Multiples
For a positive integer $n$ with leading digit $d_1$ and remaining digits forming number $m$, define $\text{shift}(n) = 10m + d_1$ (cyclic left shift of digits). Let $r(n) = n \bmod \text{shift}(n)$. Find $S(N) = \sum_{n=1}^{N} r(n)$.
"""

def solve(N=10000):
    """Sum of n mod shift(n) for n = 1 to N."""
    total = 0
    for n in range(1, N + 1):
        s = str(n)
        if len(s) == 1:
            continue  # shift(n) = n, remainder = 0
        shifted = int(s[1:] + s[0])
        if shifted == 0:
            continue
        total += n % shifted
    return total

answer = solve()
print(answer)