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An 
-persistent number is a Positive Integer 
 which contains the digits 0, 1, ..., 9, and for which 
,
..., 
 also share this property.  No 
-persistent numbers exist.  However, the number 
 is
2-persistent, since 
 but 
, and the number 
 is 18-persistent.  There exists
at least one 
-persistent number for each Positive Integer 
.
See also Additive Persistence, Multiplicative Persistence
References
Honsberger, R.  More Mathematical Morsels.  Washington, DC: Math. Assoc. Amer., pp. 15-18, 1991.