#!/usr/bin/env python3 ######################################################################## # Solves problem 52 from projectEuler.net. # Find the smallest positive integer, x, such that 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, and # 6x, contain the same digits. # Copyright (C) 2010 Santiago Alessandri # # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by # the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or # (at your option) any later version. # # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the # GNU General Public License for more details. # # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License # along with this program. If not, see . # # You can contact me at san.lt.ss@gmail.com or salessandri@nasel.com # Visit my wiki at http://san-ss.wikidot.com ######################################################################## from itertools import takewhile, count if __name__ == '__main__': mult = 1 for result in takewhile(lambda x: mult < 6, count(1)): orig_set = set(str(result)) tmp_set = set(str(result*2)) mult = 2 while orig_set == tmp_set: mult += 1 tmp_set = set(str(result*mult)) print("The result is:", result)