/** * Problem 16 - Power digit sum * * @see {@link https://projecteuler.net/problem=16} * * 2¹⁵ = 32768 and the sum of its digits is 3 + 2 + 7 + 6 + 8 = 26. * * What is the sum of the digits of the number 2¹⁰⁰⁰ ? */ /** * Returns the power digit sum of n^pow. * * @param {number} [n=2] * @param {number} [pow=1000] * @returns {number} */ const powerDigitSum = function (n = 2, pow = 1000) { // The idea is to consider each digit (d*10^exp) separately, right-to-left. // digits = [units, tens, ...] const digits = [n] let p = 1 while (++p <= pow) { let carry = 0 for (let exp = 0; exp < digits.length; exp++) { const prod = digits[exp] * n + carry carry = Math.floor(prod / 10) digits[exp] = prod % 10 } while (carry > 0) { digits.push(carry % 10) carry = Math.floor(carry / 10) } } // (digits are reversed but we only want the sum so it doesn't matter) return digits.reduce((prev, current) => prev + current, 0) } export { powerDigitSum }