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Sum of digits

Return the sum of all decimal digits of a non-negative integer.

arithmetic loops

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Collatz steps

Count how many steps the Collatz sequence takes to reach 1 from n.

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Factorial (iterative)

Compute n! iteratively without recursion.

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Prime checker

Return True if n is a prime number.

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Count down from n

Implement a function that returns a list from n down to 1.

loops range lists

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Multiplication Table Row

Return the nth row of a multiplication table as a list of 1..n products.

loops lists multiplication

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Digit count of an integer

Given an integer, return the number of digits it has, handling negatives and zero correctly.

integers loops arithmetic

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Max of a variable-length list

Implement a function that returns the maximum value from a list of numbers without using max().

conditionals loops comparison

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Replace negatives with zero

Implement a function that replaces all negative numbers in a list with zero.

lists loops conditionals

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Count Multiples in a Range

Given a start, end, and divisor, count how many integers in [start, end] are divisible by the divisor.

multiples range divisibility

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Countdown printer

Implement a function that prints a countdown from a given number down to 1, then returns 'Go!'.

loops conditionals function-definition

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Count Positives

Count the positive numbers in a list of integers.

conditionals loops basic

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Print Pyramid Pattern

Implement a function that returns a centered asterisk pyramid as a list of strings.

loops strings pattern-printing

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Digit Count

Count the number of digits in an integer using arithmetic, without string conversion.

numbers loops math

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Linear Search Implementation

Implement a linear search function that returns the index of the first occurrence of a target in a list, or -1 if not found.

linear-search list index

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Enumerate with start

Implement a function that mimics Python's enumerate with a custom start index.

enumerate loops tuples

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Hexagonal Number

Write a function to check if a positive integer is a hexagonal number.

math loops conditionals

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Count trailing zeros

Write a function that counts the number of trailing zeros in the decimal representation of a positive integer.

loops integers basics

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