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+from decimal import *
+getcontext().prec = 30
+def repeatingelement(n):
+    power = reoccuringlength(n)
+    return int(pow(10,power)/n)
+def reoccuringlength(n):
+    n = str(Decimal(1)/Decimal(n))[2:]
+    vals = [0]
+    maxlength,posy, posx = 0,0,0
+    for x in range(0,int(len(n)/2)+1):
+        for y in range(0,x):
+            if n.count(n[y:x]) > 1 and (x-y) > maxlength:
+                vals.append(n[y:x])
+                maxlength = (x-y)
+    return maxlength
+
+maxrecurringcycle,maxval = 0,0 
+for x in range(2,1000):
+    if repeatingelement(x) > maxrecurringcycle: 
+        maxrecurringcycle = repeatingelement(x)
+        maxval = x
+print(maxval)
+print(repeatingelement(7))
+
+#Answer is 983