Find the Largest Palindrome Divisible by K

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  1. 01Clarify required digit length and leading-zero rule.
  2. 02Express mirrored digit contributions modulo k.
  3. 03Compute which remainders suffix positions can complete.
  4. 04Choose the largest feasible digit at each left-to-right position.
  5. 05Mirror chosen digits and verify remainder zero.

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  • Why does feasibility DP justify greedy digit choice?

    Tests: correctness reasoning

  • How does the center digit differ for odd n?

    Tests: follow-up reasoning

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