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 08The product of these numbers is 26 × 63 × 78 × 14 = 1788696.
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
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
