N = No. of ways of distributing 52 balls in 4 Different Containers, in which no box is empty and diff. between 2 boxex is not a multiple of 6. N =?

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Let $N$ be the number of ways of distributing $52$ identical balls into $4$ distinguishable boxes such that no box is empty and the difference between the number of balls in any two of the boxes is not a multiple of $6$. If $N = 100a+b$, where $a,b$ are positive integers less than $100$, find $a+b$.

Thanks in Adv for the Help !

Till now i have tried with ${{n-1}\choose{r-1}} = \frac{(n-1)!}{(r-1)!(n-r)!}$, ( Combination formula ), where $n$ is no of balls and $r$ is the no of boxes, With this I got $425$ as $N$

But i am unable to get to understand how to change this to adapt the questions imp. points

  • $6 \not | $ diff between $2$ box
  • $N = 100a+b$