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Euler 48 Python: Exponential sum series
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# http://projecteuler.net/problem=48.
n = 1000
sum = 0
for i in range (1,n+1):
sum += i**i
print str(sum)[-10:]
# python makes this trivial- but for a language that can't deal with large numbers,
# i think http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exponentiating_by_squaring is probably how you'd do it
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