REVERSAL-ADDITION PALINDROME TEST ON 70269 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 70269: 70269 + 96207 step 1: 166476 + 674661 step 2: 841137 + 731148 step 3: 1572285 + 5822751 step 4: 7395036 + 6305937 step 5: 13700973 + 37900731 step 6: 51601704 + 40710615 step 7: 92312319 + 91321329 step 8: 183633648 + 846336381 step 9: 1029970029 + 9200799201 step 10: 10230769230 + 03296703201 step 11: 13527472431 + 13427472531 step 12: 26954944962 + 26944945962 step 13: 53899890924 + 42909899835 step 14: 96809790759 + 95709790869 step 15: 192519581628 + 826185915291 step 16: 1018705496919 + 9196945078101 step 17: 10215650575020 + 02057505651201 step 18: 12273156226221 + 12262265137221 step 19: 24535421363442 + 24436312453542 step 20: 48971733816984 + 48961833717984 step 21: 97933567534968 + 86943576533979 step 22: 184877144068947 + 749860441778481 step 23: 934737585847428 + 824748585737439 step 24: 1759486171584867 + 7684851716849571 step 25: 9444337888434438 + 8344348887334449 step 26: 17788686775768887 + 78886757768688771 step 27: 96675444544457658 + 85675444544457669 step 28: 182350889088915327 + 723519880988053281 step 29: 905870770076968608 + 806869670077078509 step 30: 1712740440154047117 + 7117404510440472171 step 31: 8830144950594519288 + 8829154950594410388 step 32: 17659299901188929676 + 67692988110999295671 step 33: 85352288012188225347 + 74352288121088225358 step 34: 159704576133276450705 + 507054672331675407951 step 35: 666759248464951858656 + 656858159464842957666 step 36: 1323617407929794816322 + 2236184979297047163231 step 37: 3559802387226841979553 + 3559791486227832089553 step 38: 7119593873454674069106 + 6019604764543783959117 step 39: 13139198637998458028223 + 32282085489973689193131 step 40: 45421284127972147221354 + 45312274127972148212454 step 41: 90733558255944295433808 + 80833459244955285533709 step 42: 171567017500899580967517 + 715769085998005710765171 step 43: 887336103498905291732688 + 886237192509894301633788 step 44: 1773573296008799593366476 + 6746633959978006923753771 step 45: 8520207255986806517120247 + 7420217156086895527020258 step 46: 15940424412073702044140505 + 50504144020737021442404951 step 47: 66444568432810723486545456 + 65454568432701823486544466 step 48: 131899136865512546973089922 + 229980379645215568631998131 step 49: 361879516510728115605088053 + 350880506511827015615978163 step 50: 712760023022555131221066216 + 612660122131555220320067217 step 51: 1325420145154110351541133433 + 3343311451530114515410245231 step 52: 4668731596684224866951378664 70269 takes 52 iterations / steps to resolve into a 28 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 2,542,514 times since Saturday, March 9th, 2002.)