Problem 42. Find the alphabetic word product
If the input string s is a word like 'hello', then the output word product p is a number based on the correspondence a=1, b=2, ... z=26. Assume the input will be a single word, although it may mixed case. Note that A=a=1 and B=b=2.
So
s = 'hello'
means
p = 8 * 5 * 12 * 12 * 15 = 86400
Bonus question: How close can you get to a word product of one million?
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Nice problem
Can you give me a hint on how to program the bonus question? I used factor but that is not a good way.
If we can include multiple words in our bonus answer, the word "tea" 3 times scores perfect. n = 'teateatea'
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