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Number 1089 is known as magic number. To get it, choose a number with three different digits, such as 683. Write the number you chose and subtract it backwards: 723 -327 = 396. Finally, take the result and add it backwards forward: 396 + 693 = 1089, which makes 1089. This calculation works with any three-digit number.