Python/project_euler/problem_004/sol1.py
Maxim Smolskiy 4700297b3e
Enable ruff RUF002 rule (#11377)
* Enable ruff RUF002 rule

* Fix

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Co-authored-by: Christian Clauss <cclauss@me.com>
2024-04-22 21:51:47 +02:00

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"""
Project Euler Problem 4: https://projecteuler.net/problem=4
Largest palindrome product
A palindromic number reads the same both ways. The largest palindrome made
from the product of two 2-digit numbers is 9009 = 91 x 99.
Find the largest palindrome made from the product of two 3-digit numbers.
References:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palindromic_number
"""
def solution(n: int = 998001) -> int:
"""
Returns the largest palindrome made from the product of two 3-digit
numbers which is less than n.
>>> solution(20000)
19591
>>> solution(30000)
29992
>>> solution(40000)
39893
>>> solution(10000)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: That number is larger than our acceptable range.
"""
# fetches the next number
for number in range(n - 1, 9999, -1):
str_number = str(number)
# checks whether 'str_number' is a palindrome.
if str_number == str_number[::-1]:
divisor = 999
# if 'number' is a product of two 3-digit numbers
# then number is the answer otherwise fetch next number.
while divisor != 99:
if (number % divisor == 0) and (len(str(number // divisor)) == 3.0):
return number
divisor -= 1
raise ValueError("That number is larger than our acceptable range.")
if __name__ == "__main__":
print(f"{solution() = }")