IR-TST 2023 Problem 3
Arman, starting from a number, calculates the sum of the cubes of the digits of that number, and again calculates the sum of the cubes of the digits of the resulting number and continues the same process. Arman calls a number if it reaches after performing a number of steps. Prove that there is an arithmetic progression of length of good numbers.
Proposed by Navid Safaei
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