""" We shall say that an n-digit number is pandigital if it makes use of all the digits 1 to n exactly once; for example, the 5-digit number, 15234, is 1 through 5 pandigital. The product 7254 is unusual, as the identity, 39 x 186 = 7254, containing multiplicand, multiplier, and product is 1 through 9 pandigital. Find the sum of all products whose multiplicand/multiplier/product identity can be written as a 1 through 9 pandigital. HINT: Some products can be obtained in more than one way so be sure to only include it once in your sum. """ import itertools def is_combination_valid(combination): """ Checks if a combination (a tuple of 9 digits) is a valid product equation. >>> is_combination_valid(('3', '9', '1', '8', '6', '7', '2', '5', '4')) True >>> is_combination_valid(('1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9')) False """ return ( int("".join(combination[0:2])) * int("".join(combination[2:5])) == int("".join(combination[5:9])) ) or ( int("".join(combination[0])) * int("".join(combination[1:5])) == int("".join(combination[5:9])) ) def solution(): """ Finds the sum of all products whose multiplicand/multiplier/product identity can be written as a 1 through 9 pandigital >>> solution() 45228 """ return sum( { int("".join(pandigital[5:9])) for pandigital in itertools.permutations("123456789") if is_combination_valid(pandigital) } ) if __name__ == "__main__": print(solution())