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---
id: 5900f5081000cf542c510019
challengeType: 5
title: 'Problem 411: Uphill paths'
---
## Description
<section id='description'>
Let n be a positive integer. Suppose there are stations at the coordinates (x, y) = (2i mod n, 3i mod n) for 0 ≤ i ≤ 2n. We will consider stations with the same coordinates as the same station.
We wish to form a path from (0, 0) to (n, n) such that the x and y coordinates never decrease.
Let S(n) be the maximum number of stations such a path can pass through.
For example, if n = 22, there are 11 distinct stations, and a valid path can pass through at most 5 stations. Therefore, S(22) = 5.
The case is illustrated below, with an example of an optimal path:
It can also be verified that S(123) = 14 and S(10000) = 48.
Find ∑ S(k5) for 1 ≤ k ≤ 30.
</section>
## Instructions
<section id='instructions'>
</section>
## Tests
<section id='tests'>
```yml
tests:
- text: <code>euler411()</code> should return 9936352.
testString: assert.strictEqual(euler411(), 9936352, '<code>euler411()</code> should return 9936352.');
```
</section>
## Challenge Seed
<section id='challengeSeed'>
<div id='js-seed'>
```js
function euler411() {
// Good luck!
return true;
}
euler411();
```
</div>
</section>
## Solution
<section id='solution'>
```js
// solution required
```
</section>