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Project Euler 20 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/18/2017
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Acknowledgements


This cache was inspired by Project Euler.

General notes


  • To solve Project Euler puzzles, you will probably have to write a computer program.
  • Many of the containers are small, and contain neither pen nor pencil.
  • There are explicit finding notes in each geochecker.

Factorial digit sum


n! means n × (n − 1) × ... × 3 × 2 × 1

For example, 10! = 10 × 9 × ... × 3 × 2 × 1 = 3,628,800, and the sum of the digits in the number 10! is 3 + 6 + 2 + 8 + 8 + 0 + 0 = 27.

Denote the sum of the digits in n! by s(n), so that s(10) = 27.


The Puzzle


To find this geocache, first calculate:

2 * (s(645) + s(5)), and, s(717) + s(2).


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Frr gur trbpurpxre.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)