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Notice that the square number 1089 \((=33^2)\) has two even and two odd digits in its decimal representation.

(a) Can you find a 6-digit square number with the same property (the number of odd digits equals the number of even digits)?

(b) What about such 100-digit square number?

The student did not notice the multiplication sign between two three-digit numbers and wrote one six-digit number, which turned out to be seven times bigger than their product. Determine these numbers.

The student did not notice the multiplication sign between two seven-digit numbers and wrote one fourteen-digit number, which turned out to be three times bigger than their product. Determine these numbers.

Suppose you have 127 1p coins. How can you distribute them among 7 coin pouches such that you can give out any amount from 1p to 127p without opening the coin pouches?

Prove that the product of any three consecutive natural numbers is divisible by 6.

Prove that: \[a_1 a_2 a_3 \cdots a_{n-1}a_n \times 10^3 \equiv a_{n-1} a_n \times 10^3 \pmod4,\] where \(n\) is a natural number and \(a_i\) for \(i=1,2,\ldots, n\) are the digits of some number.

How many integers are there from 0 to 999999, in the decimal notation of which there are no two identical numbers next to each other?