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41 changes: 41 additions & 0 deletions maths/palindrome_number.py
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def is_palindrome(number: int) -> bool:
"""
Determines if an integer is a palindrome without using string conversion.
Logic:
1. Negative numbers are not palindromes.
2. Numbers ending in 0 (except 0 itself) are not palindromes.
3. Reverse half of the number and compare.
Examples:
>>> is_palindrome(121)
True
>>> is_palindrome(12321)
True
>>> is_palindrome(10)
False
>>> is_palindrome(-121)
False
>>> is_palindrome(0)
True
>>> is_palindrome(1)
True
>>> is_palindrome(1221)
True
>>> is_palindrome(123)
False
"""

# Edge cases
if number < 0 or (number % 10 == 0 and number != 0):
return False

reversed_half = 0

# Reverse half of the digits
while number > reversed_half:
reversed_half = reversed_half * 10 + number % 10
number //= 10

# Check for even and odd length numbers
return number == reversed_half or number == reversed_half // 10
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