document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1204431>Question 1204431</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine whether 280 is a term in the G.P 1,3,9,27… </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #840673 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=840673\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Obviously not.  Starting with 3, and then only powers of 3, and you know by LOOKING at 280, this is not a power of 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In case you did not know or forgot,  beginning with 3, any and all powers of 3 will have sum of the digits being equal to a multiple of 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Look at 280.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "find sum of 2+8+0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That sum is 10.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 is very obviously not a multiple of 3. </SPAN>\n" );
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