On Permutiples Having a Fixed Set of Digits

Abstract

A permutiple is the product of a digit preserving multiplication, that is, a number which is an integer multiple of some permutation of its digits. Certain permutiple problems, particularly transposable, cyclic, and, more recently, palintiple numbers, have been well-studied. In this paper we study the problem of general digit preserving multiplication. We show how the digits and carries of a permutiple are related and utilize these relationships to develop methods for finding new permutiple examples from old. In particular, we shall focus on the problem of finding new permutiples from a known example having the same set of digits.