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Task/Babbage-problem/Scala/babbage-problem-2.scala

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+import scala.annotation.tailrec
+
+object BabbageProblem {
+
+  @tailrec
+  def findItFrom(x: Int): Int =
+    if ((x * x) % 1000000 == 269696) x
+    else findItFrom(
+      if (x % 10 == 4) x + 2
+      else x + 8
+    )
+
+  def findIt: Int = findItFrom(524) // Sqrt of 269696 = 519.something
+
+  def main(args: Array[String]): Unit =
+    println("The smallest positive integer whose square ends in 269696 = " + findIt)
+
+}