#!/usr/bin/env python3 # Brute force from math import sqrt def main(): low = 10*(int(sqrt(10203040506070809))//10) upp = int(sqrt(19293949596979899)) for i in range(low+3, upp+1, 10): if is_num(i**2): return i*10 for i in range(low+7, upp+1, 10): if is_num(i**2): return i*10 return False def is_num(n): s = str(n) for i in range(9): if int(s[2*i]) != i+1: return False return True print(main())