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euler6.py
""" Project Euler problem #6. """
def problem():
""" Solve the problem.
Find the difference between the sum of the squares of the first one hundred
natural numbers and the square of the sum.
Answer: 25164150
"""
sum_of_squares = sum([n ** 2 for n in range(101)])
square_of_sums = sum(range(101)) ** 2
return square_of_sums - sum_of_squares
if __name__ == '__main__':
print problem()
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