PyPE solution to PE problem 8
PyPE solution to PE problem 8
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Complete
- Approver:
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- Priority:
- Undefined
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- Needs approval
- Assignee:
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- Definition:
- Approved
- Series goal:
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- Implementation:
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Implemented
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- Started by
- Scott Armitage
- Completed by
- Scott Armitage
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Find the greatest product of five consecutive digits in the 1000-digit number:
Solution
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We apply a brute force solution to this problem. We obtain a list of digits
in the number, and then proceed to calculate each 5-element product and
compare it against the largest product found so far.
Answer
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40824
