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isHappyNumber

Language/Type: C++ Set collections

Write a function named isHappyNumber that returns whether a given integer is "happy". An integer is "happy" if repeatedly summing the squares of its digits eventually leads to the number 1.

For example, 139 is happy because:

  • 12 + 32 + 92 = 91
  • 92 + 12 = 82
  • 82 + 22 = 68
  • 62 + 82 = 100
  • 12 + 02 + 02 = 1

By contrast, 4 is not happy because:

  • 42 = 16
  • 12 + 62 = 37
  • 32 + 72 = 58
  • 52 + 82 = 89
  • 82 + 92 = 145
  • 12 + 42 + 52 = 42
  • 42 + 22 = 20
  • 22 + 02 = 4
  • ...
Function: Write a C++ function as described, not a complete program.

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