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								title: 'Problem 330: Euler''s Number'
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								## Description
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								<section id='description'>
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								An infinite sequence of real numbers a(n) is defined for all integers n as follows:
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								For example,a(0) =
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								    11!
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								    12!
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								    13!
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								    + ... = e − 1
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								a(1) =
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								    e − 11!
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								    12!
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								    13!
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								    + ... = 2e − 3
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								a(2) =
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								    2e − 31!
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								    e − 12!
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								    13!
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								with e = 2.7182818... being Euler's constant.
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								It can be shown that a(n) is of the form
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								    A(n) e + B(n)n!
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								    for integers A(n) and B(n).
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								For example a(10) =
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								    328161643 e − 65269448610!
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								Find A(109) + B(109) and give your answer mod 77 777 777.
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								## Instructions
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								## Tests
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								```yml
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								tests:
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								  - text: <code>euler330()</code> should return 15955822.
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								    testString: assert.strictEqual(euler330(), 15955822, '<code>euler330()</code> should return 15955822.');
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								## Challenge Seed
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								## Solution
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								// solution required
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