TopCoder problem "ApocalypseSomeday" used in TCHS SRM 2 (Division I Level Two)



Problem Statement

    The number 666 is considered to be the occult "number of the beast" and is a well used number in all major apocalypse themed blockbuster movies. However the number 666 can't always be used in the script so numbers such as 1666 are used instead. Let us call the numbers containing at least three contiguous sixes beastly numbers. The first few beastly numbers are 666, 1666, 2666, 3666, 4666, 5666...



Given a 1-based index n, your program should return the n-th beastly number.
 

Definition

    
Class:ApocalypseSomeday
Method:getNth
Parameters:int
Returns:int
Method signature:int getNth(int n)
(be sure your method is public)
    
 

Constraints

-n will be between 1 and 10000, inclusive
 

Examples

0)
    
2
Returns: 1666
1)
    
3
Returns: 2666
2)
    
6
Returns: 5666
3)
    
187
Returns: 66666
4)
    
500
Returns: 166699

Problem url:

http://www.topcoder.com/stat?c=problem_statement&pm=6433

Problem stats url:

http://www.topcoder.com/tc?module=ProblemDetail&rd=10024&pm=6433

Writer:

ivankovic

Testers:

PabloGilberto , brett1479 , Olexiy

Problem categories:

Simple Search, Iteration