REVERSAL-ADDITION PALINDROME TEST ON 100389898 Reverse and Add Process: 1. Pick a number. 2. Reverse its digits and add this value to the original number. 3. If this is not a palindrome, go back to step 2 and repeat. Let's view this Reverse and Add sequence starting with 100389898: 100389898 + 898983001 step 1: 999372899 + 998273999 step 2: 1997646898 + 8986467991 step 3: 10984114889 + 98841148901 step 4: 109825263790 + 097362528901 step 5: 207187792691 + 196297781702 step 6: 403485574393 + 393475584304 step 7: 796961158697 + 796851169697 step 8: 1593812328394 + 4938232183951 step 9: 6532044512345 + 5432154402356 step 10: 11964198914701 + 10741989146911 step 11: 22706188061612 + 21616088160722 step 12: 44322276222334 + 43322267222344 step 13: 87644543444678 + 87644434544678 step 14: 175288977989356 + 653989779882571 step 15: 829278757871927 + 729178757872928 step 16: 1558457515744855 + 5584475157548551 step 17: 7142932673293406 + 6043923762392417 step 18: 13186856435685823 + 32858653465868131 step 19: 46045509901553954 + 45935510990554064 step 20: 91981020892108018 + 81080129802018919 step 21: 173061150694126937 + 739621496051160371 step 22: 912682646745287308 + 803782547646286219 step 23: 1716465194391573527 + 7253751934915646171 step 24: 8970217129307219698 + 8969127039217120798 step 25: 17939344168524340496 + 69404342586144393971 step 26: 87343686754668734467 + 76443786645768634378 step 27: 163787473400437368845 + 548863734004374787361 step 28: 712651207404812156206 + 602651218404702156217 step 29: 1315302425809514312423 + 3242134159085242035131 step 30: 4557436584894756347554 + 4557436574984856347554 step 31: 9114873159879612695108 + 8015962169789513784119 step 32: 17130835329669126479227 + 72297462196692353803171 step 33: 89428297526361480282398 + 89328208416362579282498 step 34: 178756505942724059564896 + 698465950427249505657871 step 35: 877222456369973565222767 + 767222565379963654222778 step 36: 1644445021749937219445545 + 5455449127399471205444461 step 37: 7099894149149408424890006 + 6000984248049419414989907 step 38: 13100878397198827839879913 + 31997893872889179387800131 step 39: 45098772270088007227680044 + 44008672270088007227789054 step 40: 89107444540176014455469098 + 89096455441067104544470198 step 41: 178203899981243118999939296 + 692939999811342189998302871 step 42: 871143899792585308998242167 + 761242899803585297998341178 step 43: 1632386799596170606996583345 + 5433856996060716959976832361 step 44: 7066243795656887566973415706 + 6075143796657886565973426607 step 45: 13141387592314774132946842313 + 31324864923147741329578314131 step 46: 44466252515462515462525156444 + 44465152526451526451525266444 step 47: 88931405041914041914050422888 + 88822405041914041914050413988 step 48: 177753810083828083828100836876 + 678638001828380828380018357771 step 49: 856391811912208912208119194647 + 746491911802219802219118193658 step 50: 1602883723714428714427237388305 + 5038837327244178244173273882061 step 51: 6641721050958606958600511270366 + 6630721150068596068590501271466 step 52: 13272442201027203027191012541832 + 23814521019172030272010224427231 step 53: 37086963220199233299201236969063 + 36096963210299233299102236968073 step 54: 73183926430498466598303473937136 + 63173937430389566489403462938137 step 55: 136357863860888033087706936875273 + 372578639607780330888068368753631 step 56: 508936503468668363975775305628904 + 409826503577579363866864305639805 step 57: 918763007046247727842639611268709 + 907862116936248727742640700367819 step 58: 1826625123982496455585280311636528 + 8256361130825855546942893215266281 step 59: 10082986254808352002528173526902809 + 90820962537182520025380845268928001 step 60: 100903948791990872027909018795830810 + 018038597810909720278099197849309001 step 61: 118942546602900592306008216645139811 + 118931546612800603295009206645249811 step 62: 237874093215701195601017423290389622 + 226983092324710106591107512390478732 step 63: 464857185540411302192124935680868354 + 453868086539421291203114045581758464 step 64: 918725272079832593395238981262626818 + 818626262189832593395238970272527819 step 65: 1737351534269665186790477951535154637 + 7364515351597740976815669624351537371 step 66: 9101866885867406163606147575886692008 + 8002966885757416063616047685886681019 step 67: 17104833771624822227222195261773373027 + 72037337716259122272222842617733840171 step 68: 89142171487883944499445037879507213198 + 89131270597873054499444938878417124198 step 69: 178273442085756998998889976757924337396 + 693733429757679988899899657580244372871 step 70: 872006871843436987898789634338168710267 + 762017861833436987898789634348178600278 step 71: 1634024733676873975797579268686347310545 + 5450137436868629757975793786763374204361 step 72: 7084162170545503733773373055449721514906 + 6094151279445503733773373055450712614807 step 73: 13178313449991007467546746110900434129713 + 31792143400901164764576470019994431387131 step 74: 44970456850892172232123216130894865516844 + 44861556849803161232123227129805865407944 step 75: 89832013700695333464246443260700730924788 + 88742903700706234464246433359600731023898 step 76: 178574917401401567928492876620301461948686 + 686849164103026678294829765104104719475871 step 77: 865424081504428246223322641724406181424557 + 755424181604427146223322642824405180424568 step 78: 1620848263108855392446645284548811361849125 + 5219481631188454825466442935588013628480261 step 79: 6840329894297310217913088220136824990329386 + 6839230994286310228803197120137924989230486 step 80: 13679560888583620446716285340274749979559872 + 27895597994747204358261764402638588806597631 step 81: 41575158883330824804978049742913338786157503 + 30575168783331924794087940842803338885157514 step 82: 72150327666662749599065990585716677671315017 + 71051317677661758509956099594726666672305127 step 83: 143201645344324508109022090180443344343620144 + 441026343443344081090220901805423443546102341 step 84: 584227988787668589199242991985866787889722485 100389898 takes 84 iterations / steps to resolve into a 45 digit palindrome. REVERSAL-ADDITION PALINDROME RECORDS Most Delayed Palindromic Number for each digit length (Only iteration counts for which no smaller records exist are considered. My program records only the smallest number that resolves for each distinct iteration count. For example, there are 18-digit numbers that resolve in 232 iterations, higher than the 228 iteration record shown for 18-digit numbers, but they were not recorded, as a smaller [17-digit] number already holds the record for 232 iterations.) Digits Number Result 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 89 187 1,297 10,911 150,296 9,008,299 10,309,988 140,669,390 1,005,499,526 10,087,799,570 100,001,987,765 1,600,005,969,190 14,104,229,999,995 100,120,849,299,260 1,030,020,097,997,900 10,442,000,392,399,960 170,500,000,303,619,996 1,186,060,307,891,929,990 solves in 24 iterations. solves in 23 iterations. solves in 21 iterations. solves in 55 iterations. solves in 64 iterations. solves in 96 iterations. solves in 95 iterations. solves in 98 iterations. solves in 109 iterations. solves in 149 iterations. solves in 143 iterations. solves in 188 iterations. solves in 182 iterations. solves in 201 iterations. solves in 197 iterations. solves in 236 iterations. solves in 228 iterations. solves in 261 iterations - World Record! [View all records] This reverse and add program was created by Jason Doucette. Please visit my Palindromes and World Records page. You have permission to use the data from this webpage (with due credit). A link to my website is much appreciated. Thank you. (This program has been run 2,543,508 times since Saturday, March 9th, 2002.)