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def answer(x):
    # your code here
    #I will turn x into a string
    #then I will loop through each item
    #then I will sum each item, forcing back to int
    #I will then check if the len(str(x)) >1
    #if so, repeat.
    if len(str(x)) == 1:
        print x
        return x
    else:
        result = 0
        for item in str(x):
            result = result + int(item)
        return answer(result)


    

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answer1 = answer(52345265)


    

    




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print answer1


    

    




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