Largest minus smallest number with digit product 96
Question
Let be the set of positive integers whose decimal digits have product , where no digit may equal (so is finite). If and , find .
Short answer
321954. Since , the longest such number uses digits , so . The fewest digits possible is three (no two digits multiply to ), and the three-digit options are ; the smallest is . So .
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