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										 |  |  |  | title: 'Problem 343: Fractional Sequences' | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |  | # --description--
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										 |  |  |  | For any positive integer k, a finite sequence ai of fractions xi/yi is defined by: | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |  | a1 = 1/k and | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |  | ai = (xi-1+1)/(yi-1-1) reduced to lowest terms for i>1. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |  | When ai reaches some integer n, the sequence stops. (That is, when yi=1.) | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |  | Define f(k) = n. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |  | For example, for k = 20: | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |  | 1/20 → 2/19 → 3/18 = 1/6 → 2/5 → 3/4 → 4/3 → 5/2 → 6/1 = 6 | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |  | So f(20) = 6. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |  | Also f(1) = 1, f(2) = 2, f(3) = 1 and Σf(k3) = 118937 for 1 ≤ k ≤ 100. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |  | Find Σf(k3) for 1 ≤ k ≤ 2×106. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |  | # --hints--
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										 |  |  |  | `euler343()` should return 269533451410884200. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |  | ```js | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |  | assert.strictEqual(euler343(), 269533451410884200); | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |  | ``` | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |  | # --seed--
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							|  |  |  |  | ## --seed-contents--
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							|  |  |  |  | ```js | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |  | function euler343() { | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |  |   return true; | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  |  | euler343(); | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |  | ``` | 
					
						
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										 |  |  |  | # --solutions--
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										 |  |  |  | ```js | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |  | // solution required | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |  | ``` |