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by arendtio 1566 days ago
Actually, it isn't that hard (took me about 5 minutes to arrive at the 3 steps solution). Especially with a number like 486 which you might have met in school, when learning multiplication... Then again, I like the mental exercise :-)

Edit: And another 6 minutes for the 'hard' version (4 steps).