TITLE: Why is the sum of the digits in a multiple of 9 also a multiple of 9?
QUESTION [10 upvotes]: The sum of the digits in $9 k$ (where $k$ is an integer) is a multiple of $9$: for example 
$$9\cdot 1=9$$
$$9\cdot 7=63 \qquad  \text{and } 6+3=9\cdot 1$$
$$9\cdot 11=99 \qquad \text{and }  9+9=9\cdot 2$$
But why?

REPLY [9 votes]: An integer $9k$ (where $k\in\Bbb{Z}$) can be written as
$$9k=n_1+10n_2+100n_3+\cdots$$
where $n_1,n_2,\cdots$ are the digits of $9k$. Example: $$9\cdot145=1305=5\cdot1+10\cdot0+100\cdot3+1000\cdot1$$
Factoring,
$$9k=(n_1+n_2+n_3\cdots)+(9n_2+99n_3+999n_4+\cdots)$$
$$=(n_1+n_2+n_3\cdots)+9(n_2+11n_3+111n_4+\cdots)$$
$$=\sum{\textrm{digits of 9}}+9x$$
where $x\in\Bbb{Z}$ is a number we don't really need to know. Thus,
$$\sum{\textrm{digits of 9}}=9k-9x=9(k-x)$$
Since $(k-x)\in\Bbb{Z}$ then 
$$9\mid \sum{\textrm{digits of 9}}$$
Note: if we didn't use base 10 numbers, then 9 wouldn't have this "magic" property. If we worked in base 14 or something, then 13 would have this special property