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We have two cases:
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  <li>If the palindrome written in base eight has three digits, then it is at most <math>777_8 = 511.</math></li><p>
  <li>If the palindrome written in base eight has four digits, then it is at least <math>1001_8 = 513.</math></li><p>
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To maximize the palindrome,





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Problem

Recall that a palindrome is a number that reads the same forward and backward. Find the greatest integer less than $1000$ that is a palindrome both when written in base ten and when written in base eight, such as $292 = 444_{\text{eight}}.$

Solution

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