Python Coding Challange - Question with Answer (01150825)

 

Alright — let’s walk through your code step-by-step so it’s crystal clear.

x = 1 # Step 1: start with x = 1

for i in range(2, 5): # Step 2: loop with i = 2, 3, 4
    x += x // i # Step 3: integer division and addition
print(x) # Step 4: final output

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Iteration 1 → i = 2

• x // i = 1 // 2 = 0 (integer division, so it rounds down)

x += 0 → x = 1

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Iteration 2 → i = 3

x // i = 1 // 3 = 0

• x += 0 → x = 1

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Iteration 3 → i = 4

x // i = 1 // 4 = 0

• x += 0 → x = 1

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Final Output

1
✅ Key concepts tested here:

1. range(2, 5) → runs for i = 2, 3, 4

2. Integer division // → discards the decimal part

3. In-place addition += → updates variable in each loop

4. No change happened because x was too small to produce a non-zero result when divided by i

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