Differences in the Multiplication Table

Color the `10xx10` multiplication table with a black and white chessboard coloring, such that the cell of `1xx1` is colored black.
Find the difference between the sum of all the numbers in the black cells and the sum of all the numbers in the white cells.
 

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
3 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30
4 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40
5 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
6 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60
7 7 14 21 28 35 42 49 56 63 70
8 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72 80
9 9 18 27 36 45 54 63 72 81 90
10 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Difficulty level (1 very easy - 10 very hard): 2

Topics:
Arithmetic Combinatorics -> Number Tables Combinatorics -> Colorings -> Chessboard Coloring
Sources:
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住转讬讜 - 5 years ago
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