REVERSAL-ADDITION PALINDROME TEST ON 18060009890 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 18060009890: 18060009890 + 09890006081 step 1: 27950015971 + 17951005972 step 2: 45901021943 + 34912010954 step 3: 80813032897 + 79823031808 step 4: 160636064705 + 507460636061 step 5: 668096700766 + 667007690866 step 6: 1335104391632 + 2361934015331 step 7: 3697038406963 + 3696048307963 step 8: 7393086714926 + 6294176803937 step 9: 13687263518863 + 36881536278631 step 10: 50568799797494 + 49479799786505 step 11: 100048599583999 + 999385995840001 step 12: 1099434595424000 + 0004245954349901 step 13: 1103680549773901 + 1093779450863011 step 14: 2197460000636912 + 2196360000647912 step 15: 4393820001284824 + 4284821000283934 step 16: 8678641001568758 + 8578651001468768 step 17: 17257292003037526 + 62573030029275271 step 18: 79830322032312797 + 79721323022303897 step 19: 159551645054616694 + 496616450546155951 step 20: 656168095600772645 + 546277006590861656 step 21: 1202445102191634301 + 1034361912015442021 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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 2,549,918 times since Saturday, March 9th, 2002.)