https://projecteuler.net/problem=8
The four adjacent digits in the 1000-digit number that have the greatest product are 9 × 9 × 8 × 9 = 5832.
(see the number below)
Find the thirteen adjacent digits in the 1000-digit number that have the greatest product. What is the value of this product?
Use NumPy for this computation
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import numpy as np
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d1000 = """7316717653133062491922511967442657474235534919493496983520312774506326239578318016984801869478851843858615607891129494954595017379583319528532088055111254069874715852386305071569329096329522744304355766896648950445244523161731856403098711121722383113622298934233803081353362766142828064444866452387493035890729629049156044077239071381051585930796086670172427121883998797908792274921901699720888093776657273330010533678812202354218097512545405947522435258490771167055601360483958644670632441572215539753697817977846174064955149290862569321978468622482839722413756570560574902614079729686524145351004748216637048440319989000889524345065854122758866688116427171479924442928230863465674813919123162824586178664583591245665294765456828489128831426076900422421902267105562632111110937054421750694165896040807198403850962455444362981230987879927244284909188845801561660979191338754992005240636899125607176060588611646710940507754100225698315520005593572972571636269561882670428252483600823257530420752963450"""
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data = [int(num) for num in d1000]
a = np.array(data)
def compute(n):
#computes product of next 12 digits at index n
return np.prod(np.array(a[n:n+13]))
greatest = 0
product = 0
for i in range(len(a) - 13):
product = compute(i)
if product > greatest:
greatest = product
print(greatest)
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assert True # leave this for grading