def digits(n): result = [0]*10 while n > 0: digit = n % 10 n /= 10 result[digit] += 1 return result def check(n): foo = [ digits(n*x) for x in range(1, 7) ] return foo == foo[1:]+foo[:1] # all array entries are equal n = 1 while True: if check(n): break n += 1 print n