
In the 20×20 grid below, four numbers along a diagonal line have been marked in red.
08 02 22 97 38 15 00 40 00 75 04 05 07 78 52 12 50 77 91 08
49 49 99 40 17 81 18 57 60 87 17 40 98 43 69 48 04 56 62 00
81 49 31 73 55 79 14 29 93 71 40 67 53 88 30 03 49 13 36 65
52 70 95 23 04 60 11 42 69 24 68 56 01 32 56 71 37 02 36 91
22 31 16 71 51 67 63 89 41 92 36 54 22 40 40 28 66 33 13 80
24 47 32 60 99 03 45 02 44 75 33 53 78 36 84 20 35 17 12 50
32 98 81 28 64 23 67 10 26 38 40 67 59 54 70 66 18 38 64 70
67 26 20 68 02 62 12 20 95 63 94 39 63 08 40 91 66 49 94 21
24 55 58 05 66 73 99 26 97 17 78 78 96 83 14 88 34 89 63 72
21 36 23 09 75 00 76 44 20 45 35 14 00 61 33 97 34 31 33 95
78 17 53 28 22 75 31 67 15 94 03 80 04 62 16 14 09 53 56 92
16 39 05 42 96 35 31 47 55 58 88 24 00 17 54 24 36 29 85 57
86 56 00 48 35 71 89 07 05 44 44 37 44 60 21 58 51 54 17 58
19 80 81 68 05 94 47 69 28 73 92 13 86 52 17 77 04 89 55 40
04 52 08 83 97 35 99 16 07 97 57 32 16 26 26 79 33 27 98 66
88 36 68 87 57 62 20 72 03 46 33 67 46 55 12 32 63 93 53 69
04 42 16 73 38 25 39 11 24 94 72 18 08 46 29 32 40 62 76 36
20 69 36 41 72 30 23 88 34 62 99 69 82 67 59 85 74 04 36 16
20 73 35 29 78 31 90 01 74 31 49 71 48 86 81 16 23 57 05 54
01 70 54 71 83 51 54 69 16 92 33 48 61 43 52 01 89 19 67 48
The product of these numbers is 26 × 63 × 78 × 14 = 1788696.
What is the greatest product of four adjacent numbers in the same
direction (up, down, left, right, or diagonally) in the 20×20 grid?
def problem11(n):
'''
In the 20×20 grid below, four numbers along a diagonal line have been marked in red.
08 02 22 97 38 15 00 40 00 75 04 05 07 78 52 12 50 77 91 08
49 49 99 40 17 81 18 57 60 87 17 40 98 43 69 48 04 56 62 00
81 49 31 73 55 79 14 29 93 71 40 67 53 88 30 03 49 13 36 65
52 70 95 23 04 60 11 42 69 24 68 56 01 32 56 71 37 02 36 91
22 31 16 71 51 67 63 89 41 92 36 54 22 40 40 28 66 33 13 80
24 47 32 60 99 03 45 02 44 75 33 53 78 36 84 20 35 17 12 50
32 98 81 28 64 23 67 10 26 38 40 67 59 54 70 66 18 38 64 70
67 26 20 68 02 62 12 20 95 63 94 39 63 08 40 91 66 49 94 21
24 55 58 05 66 73 99 26 97 17 78 78 96 83 14 88 34 89 63 72
21 36 23 09 75 00 76 44 20 45 35 14 00 61 33 97 34 31 33 95
78 17 53 28 22 75 31 67 15 94 03 80 04 62 16 14 09 53 56 92
16 39 05 42 96 35 31 47 55 58 88 24 00 17 54 24 36 29 85 57
86 56 00 48 35 71 89 07 05 44 44 37 44 60 21 58 51 54 17 58
19 80 81 68 05 94 47 69 28 73 92 13 86 52 17 77 04 89 55 40
04 52 08 83 97 35 99 16 07 97 57 32 16 26 26 79 33 27 98 66
88 36 68 87 57 62 20 72 03 46 33 67 46 55 12 32 63 93 53 69
04 42 16 73 38 25 39 11 24 94 72 18 08 46 29 32 40 62 76 36
20 69 36 41 72 30 23 88 34 62 99 69 82 67 59 85 74 04 36 16
20 73 35 29 78 31 90 01 74 31 49 71 48 86 81 16 23 57 05 54
01 70 54 71 83 51 54 69 16 92 33 48 61 43 52 01 89 19 67 48
The product of these numbers is 26 × 63 × 78 × 14 = 1788696.
What is the greatest product of n adjacent numbers in the same direction
(up, down, left, right, or diagonally) in the 20×20 grid?
'''
b1 = [8,2,22,97,38,15,00,40,00,75,4,5,7,78,52,12,50,77,91,8]
b2 = [49,49,99,40,17,81,18,57,60,87,17,40,98,43,69,48,4,56,62,0]
b3 = [81,49,31,73,55,79,14,29,93,71,40,67,53,88,30,3,49,13,36,65]
b4 = [52,70,95,23,4,60,11,42,69,24,68,56,1,32,56,71,37,2,36,91]
b5 = [22,31,16,71,51,67,63,89,41,92,36,54,22,40,40,28,66,33,13,80]
b6 = [24,47,32,60,99,3,45,2,44,75,33,53,78,36,84,20,35,17,12,50]
b7 = [32,98,81,28,64,23,67,10,26,38,40,67,59,54,70,66,18,38,64,70]
b8 = [67,26,20,68,2,62,12,20,95,63,94,39,63,8,40,91,66,49,94,21]
b9 = [24,55,58,5,66,73,99,26,97,17,78,78,96,83,14,88,34,89,63,72]
b10 = [21,36,23,9,75,00,76,44,20,45,35,14,0,61,33,97,34,31,33,95]
b11 = [78,17,53,28,22,75,31,67,15,94,3,80,4,62,16,14,9,53,56,92]
b12 = [16,39,5,42,96,35,31,47,55,58,88,24,00,17,54,24,36,29,85,57]
b13 = [86,56,00,48,35,71,89,7,5,44,44,37,44,60,21,58,51,54,17,58]
b14 = [19,80,81,68,5,94,47,69,28,73,92,13,86,52,17,77,4,89,55,40]
b15 = [4,52,8,83,97,35,99,16,7,97,57,32,16,26,26,79,33,27,98,66]
b16 = [88,36,68,87,57,62,20,72,3,46,33,67,46,55,12,32,63,93,53,69]
b17 = [4,42,16,73,38,25,39,11,24,94,72,18,8,46,29,32,40,62,76,36]
b18 = [20,69,36,41,72,30,23,88,34,62,99,69,82,67,59,85,74,4,36,16]
b19 = [20,73,35,29,78,31,90,1,74,31,49,71,48,86,81,16,23,57,5,54]
b20 = [1,70,54,71,83,51,54,69,16,92,33,48,61,43,52,1,89,19,67,48]
board = [b1,b2,b3,b4,b5,b6,b7,b8,b9,b10,b11,b12,b13,b14,b15,b16,b17,b18,b19,b20]
result = 0
for i in range(len(board)):
for j in range(len(board)):
if j <= len(board) - n:
temp = 1
for x in range(n):#left to right
temp *= board[i][j + x]
if temp > result:
result = temp
temp = 1
for x in range(n):#up to down
temp *= board[j + x][i]
if temp > result:
result = temp
if i <= len(board) - n and j <= len(board) - n:
temp = 1
for x in range(n):#up-left to down-right
temp *= board[i + x][j + x]
if temp > result:
result = temp
if i >= n - 1 and j <= len(board) - n:
temp = 1
for x in range(n):#up-right to down-left
temp *= board[j + x][i - x]
if temp > result:
result = temp
return result