This number puzzle asks for three numbers that produce the same result when you add them together and when you multiply them together.
The answer is 1, 2, and 3.
Add them: 1 + 2 + 3 = 6.
Now multiply them: 1 × 2 × 3 = 6.
Both operations give exactly the same answer.
The puzzle sounds difficult because addition and multiplication usually produce very different results. But the number 1 is special in multiplication because it does not change the other factors, while 2 and 3 multiply to 6. At the same time, all three numbers also add neatly to 6.
So the three numbers that satisfy the riddle are 1, 2, and 3.
