# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- """How many distinct terms are in the sequence generated by a**b for 2 ≤ a ≤ 100 and 2 ≤ b ≤ 100? Consider all integer combinations of a**b for 2 ≤ a ≤ 5 and 2 ≤ b ≤ 5: 2**2=4, 2**3=8, 2**4=16, 2**5=32 3**2=9, 3**3=27, 3**4=81, 3**5=243 4**2=16, 4**3=64, 4**4=256, 4**5=1024 5**2=25, 5**3=125, 5**4=625, 5**5=3125 If they are then placed in numerical order, with any repeats removed, we get the following sequence of 15 distinct terms: 4, 8, 9, 16, 25, 27, 32, 64, 81, 125, 243, 256, 625, 1024, 3125 How many distinct terms are in the sequence generated by a**b for 2 ≤ a ≤ 100 and 2 ≤ b ≤ 100? """ MAX = 100 def main(): numbers = [] for i in range(2, MAX + 1): for ii in range(2, MAX + 1): n = i**ii if n not in numbers: numbers.append(n) print len(numbers) if __name__ == '__main__': main()