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Prove that if the sum of the digits of any number is divisible by 9, then the number itself is divisible by 9.

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Dear Student,Suppose X is any number.Suppose, a0, a1, a2, a3, .........an are the digits of X.So, X=(a0+10×a1+102×a2+........+10n×an)Sum of the digits;S=a0+ a1 +a2+ a3+ .........+anAnd we know that S is divisible by 9.Now,X-S=(a0-a0)+(10×a1-a1)+(102×a2-a2)+........+(10n×an-an)X-S=a1(10-1)+a2(102-1)+......+an(10n-1)Now, let bk=10k-1then, bk=9......9 (9 occurs k times) bk=9(1...1)Therefore bk is divisible by 9.So,X-S=a1b1+a2b2+......+anbnBecause bk is divisible by 9. So, akbk is also divisible by 9and,S is already divisible by 9.X=(a1b1+a2b2+......+anbn)+SHere X is sum of two numbers which are divisible by 9.Therefore X is also divisible by 9.Regards.

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