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The total number of six digit numbers, formed using the digits 4, 5, 9 only and divisible by 6, is _______

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answer is 81.

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We have to form 6 digit number using 4, 5, 9 and should be divisible by 6 which means that the addition of number should be divisible by 3 and unit place should be even. 
C1 : The number is 4,4,4,4,4,4 which can be arranged in one way. 
C2 : Number is joined using the digits 4,4,4,4,5,9 and last place is fixed with 4 that can be arranged in 5!3!=20 ways 
C3 : When number is formed using the digits 4,4,5,5,5 and last place fixed with 4 that can be arranged in 5!2!3!=10 ways 
C4 : Number is formed using the digits 4,4,4,9,9,9 and last place fixed with 4 that can be arranged in 5!2!3!=10 ways 
C5 : Number is formed using the digits 4,4,5,5,9,9 and last place fixed with 4 that can be arranged in 5!2!2!=30 ways 
C6 : Number is formed using the digit 4,5,9,9,9,9 and last digit fixed with 4 that can be arranged in 5!4!=5 ways 
C7 : Number is formed using the digit 4,5,5,5,5,9 and last digit fixed with 4 that can be arranged in 5!4!=5 ways 
Required = 1 + 20 + 10 + 10 + 30 + 5 + 5 = 81

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