Yesterday I was reading a topic about arithmetic and accidentally came across with an interesting way to verify the multiplication of two numbers.
For example, let's say i have $$123\times 456=56088$$ and i doubt with this answer, so i want to verify that the result is correct. So, i have to show the implication : "If the digits sum of the multiplier times the digits sum of the multiplicand is equal to the digits sum of the result, then the result is correct" is true.
- Digits sum of the multiplier $123$ $\Rightarrow \, 1+2+3=6$
- Digits sum of the multiplicand $456$ $\Rightarrow \, 4+5+6=15$ $\Rightarrow 1+5 = 6$
- Digits sum of the product of those digits $\Rightarrow 6\times 6=36$ $\Rightarrow 3+6=9$
- Digits sum of the result product $56088$ $\Rightarrow 5+6+0+8+8=27$ $\Rightarrow 2+7=9$
- Since $9=9$, then the product of those two numbers is correct.
I searched for proof about this to convince me so i can use it whenever i need it, but i got nothing. Have you ever seen the proof of this statement formally?