#= Created on 16 Aug 2021 @author: David Doblas Jiménez @email: daviddoji@pm.me Solution for Problem 26 of Project Euler https://projecteuler.net/problem=26 =# function Problem26() #= A unit fraction contains 1 in the numerator. The decimal representation of the unit fractions with denominators 2 to 10 are given: 1/2 = 0.5 1/3 = 0.(3) 1/4 = 0.25 1/5 = 0.2 1/6 = 0.1(6) 1/7 = 0.(142857) 1/8 = 0.125 1/9 = 0.(1) 1/10 = 0.1 Where 0.1(6) means 0.166666..., and has a 1-digit recurring cycle. It can be seen that 1/7 has a 6-digit recurring cycle. Find the value of d < 1000 for which 1/d contains the longest recurring cycle in its decimal fraction part. =# cycle_length = 0 number_d = 0 for number in 3:2:999 if number % 5 == 0 continue end p = 1 while (big(10)^p % number) != 1 p += 1 end if p > cycle_length cycle_length, number_d = p, number end end return number_d end println("Time to evaluate Problem 26:") @time Problem26() println("") println("Result for Problem 26: ", Problem26())