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Python script to solve a math puzzle related to 69
"""
The number 69 has a remarkable property: it is the only number whose square and cube together
contain every digit exactly once.
Is an AI agent able to write a program to solve this problem? I gave the following prompt to ChatGPT:
"Write a Python script to find a two-digit number whose square and cube together contain all 10 digits."
Here is the code that it produced. The code is well-written, and it actually works!
"""
# This function takes a number and returns its square and cube as strings
def square_and_cube(n):
square = str(n * n)
cube = str(n * n * n)
return square, cube
# This function checks if a square and cube together contain all 10 digits
def check_square_and_cube(square, cube):
digits = "0123456789"
all_digits_present = True
for digit in digits:
if digit not in square and digit not in cube:
all_digits_present = False
break
return all_digits_present
# This is the main function that finds a two-digit number
# whose square and cube together contain all 10 digits
def find_number():
# Loop through all two-digit numbers
for i in range(10, 100):
square, cube = square_and_cube(i)
if check_square_and_cube(square, cube):
return i
# Find the number and print it
number = find_number()
print(number)
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