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still no luck here, ive pretty much given up :(

any luck with this.... been still struggling to make any headway

the most expensive even in my python code it is the lps function. you can reduce it to a certain degree based on the pattern, but still it is a trillion iterations

a little more googling and I have come across this pattern http://mukeshiiitm.wordpress.com/. The guy discusses the pattern in his blog, but I cant make any sense of it. I tried the trillion count as a test as well and it took a while and I gave up. im trying other ideas, multiplying the...

I printed out the semi divisible number , along with the lps and ups. Im starting to see a pattern here .... maybe if we can group the lps and ups, can heavily reduce the iterations

Hey there, ive been trying to solve this one myself. I think the real trick here will be finding some pattern or property of semi divisible numbers, because brute forcing close to a trillion doesnt seem like the proper way of solving this. We should look for a way of determing the answer...