Python/project_euler/problem_001/sol6.py

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"""
Problem Statement:
If we list all the natural numbers below 10 that are multiples of 3 or 5,
we get 3, 5, 6 and 9. The sum of these multiples is 23.
Find the sum of all the multiples of 3 or 5 below N.
"""
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def solution(n: int = 1000) -> int:
"""Returns the sum of all the multiples of 3 or 5 below n.
>>> solution(3)
0
>>> solution(4)
3
>>> solution(10)
23
>>> solution(600)
83700
"""
a = 3
result = 0
while a < n:
if a % 3 == 0 or a % 5 == 0:
result += a
elif a % 15 == 0:
result -= a
a += 1
return result
if __name__ == "__main__":
print(solution(int(input().strip())))