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Project Euler Problem 8: Largest Product In A Series |
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.. module:: solutions.problem8 |
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:synopsis: My solution to problem #8. |
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The source code for this problem can be |
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`found here <https://bitbucket.org/nekedome/project-euler/src/master/solutions/problem8.py>`_. |
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Problem Statement |
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The four adjacent digits in the :math:`1000`-digit number that have the greatest product are |
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:math:`\\color{red}{9} \\times \\color{red}{9} \\times \\color{red}{8} \\times \\color{red}{9} = 5832`. |
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.. math:: |
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& 73167176531330624919225119674426574742355349194934 \\hookleftarrow \\\\ |
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\\hookrightarrow & 96983520312774506326239578318016984801869478851843 \\hookleftarrow \\\\ |
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\\hookrightarrow & 85861560789112949495459501737958331952853208805511 \\hookleftarrow \\\\ |
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Find the thirteen adjacent digits in the :math:`1000`-digit number that have the greatest product. What is the value of |
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Solution Discussion |
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We'll simply iterate over all :math:`13`-long sub-strings in a sliding window fashion. For each sub-string, compute the |
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product of the integers. The maximum of these individuals products is the answer. |
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Solution Implementation |
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.. literalinclude:: ../../solutions/problem8.py |
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from functools import reduce |
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def solve(): |
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""" Compute the answer to Project Euler's problem #8 """ |
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# Build a list of the individual digits as integer objects |
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series = """ |
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This check looks for lines that are too long. You can specify the maximum line length.