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64 lines
3.4 KiB
Matlab
64 lines
3.4 KiB
Matlab
%ProjectEuler/Problem8.m
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%This is a script to answer Problem 8 for Project Euler
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%Find the thirteen adjacent digits in the 1000-digit number that have the greatest product. What is the value of this product?
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%{
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73167176531330624919225119674426574742355349194934
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96983520312774506326239578318016984801869478851843
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85861560789112949495459501737958331952853208805511
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12540698747158523863050715693290963295227443043557
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66896648950445244523161731856403098711121722383113
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62229893423380308135336276614282806444486645238749
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30358907296290491560440772390713810515859307960866
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70172427121883998797908792274921901699720888093776
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65727333001053367881220235421809751254540594752243
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52584907711670556013604839586446706324415722155397
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53697817977846174064955149290862569321978468622482
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83972241375657056057490261407972968652414535100474
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82166370484403199890008895243450658541227588666881
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16427171479924442928230863465674813919123162824586
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17866458359124566529476545682848912883142607690042
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24219022671055626321111109370544217506941658960408
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07198403850962455444362981230987879927244284909188
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84580156166097919133875499200524063689912560717606
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05886116467109405077541002256983155200055935729725
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71636269561882670428252483600823257530420752963450
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%}
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%Setup your variables
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%The string of the number
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number = '7316717653133062491922511967442657474235534919493496983520312774506326239578318016984801869478851843858615607891129494954595017379583319528532088055111254069874715852386305071569329096329522744304355766896648950445244523161731856403098711121722383113622298934233803081353362766142828064444866452387493035890729629049156044077239071381051585930796086670172427121883998797908792274921901699720888093776657273330010533678812202354218097512545405947522435258490771167055601360483958644670632441572215539753697817977846174064955149290862569321978468622482839722413756570560574902614079729686524145351004748216637048440319989000889524345065854122758866688116427171479924442928230863465674813919123162824586178664583591245665294765456828489128831426076900422421902267105562632111110937054421750694165896040807198403850962455444362981230987879927244284909188845801561660979191338754992005240636899125607176060588611646710940507754100225698315520005593572972571636269561882670428252483600823257530420752963450';
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counter = 1; %Location of the first digit in the series
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productNumbers = ['']; %The numbers in the current product
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greatestProduct = []; %The numbers in the greatest product
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%Loop through the string until every element has been tested
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while((counter + 12) < size(number)(2))
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innerCounter = 0;
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productNumbers = ['']; %Clear the variable
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while(innerCounter < 13)
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%Octave throws an error if you don't take this round about way of adding the characters to the array
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tempChar = ''; %Throw away variable
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tempChar = [number(counter + innerCounter), ' ']; %Add the next number to what you already have and add a space at the end
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productNumbers = [productNumbers, tempChar];
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++innerCounter;
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end
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productNumbers = str2num(productNumbers); %Convert the characters to numbers
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%Check whether the current product is greater than the current greatest product
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if(prod(productNumbers) > prod(greatestProduct))
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greatestProduct = productNumbers;
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end
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++counter;
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end
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%Print the result
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greatestProduct
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prod(greatestProduct)
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%Cleanup your variables
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clear number;
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clear counter;
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clear productNumbers;
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clear greatestProduct;
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clear tempChar;
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clear innerCounter;
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