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"# [Largest Palindrome Product](https://projecteuler.net/problem=4)\n",
"\n",
"Our search space is only $\\binom{900}{2} = 404550$ 3-digit pairs - a lot to check by hand but peanuts to a modern computer (we're using notation for [combinations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combination) if you're unfamiliar)."
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"from itertools import combinations\n",
"\n",
"is_palindrome = lambda x: str(x) == str(x)[::-1]\n",
"three_digit_pairs = combinations(range(100, 1000), 2)\n",
"max(x*y for (x,y) in three_digit_pairs if is_palindrome(x*y))"
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"#### Copyright (C) 2025 filifa\n",
"\n",
"This work is licensed under the [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) and the [BSD Zero Clause license](https://spdx.org/licenses/0BSD.html)."
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