Find the mysterious function that converts an 8 digit num to a 10 digit num

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The discussion revolves around identifying a function, denoted as "f", that converts an 8-digit number into a 10-digit number based on provided examples. The examples given are f(26134914) = 2085386485, f(26288902) = 2085920342, f(26289423) = 2094236422, and f(26356300) = 2086136115. A key conclusion is that there are infinitely many functions that can map these specific inputs to their corresponding outputs, and any finite set of values can be represented by a polynomial of degree k+1, solvable through Gaussian Elimination.

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This isn't a homework question. You guys are smart so I was wondering if you could somehow figure out the mysterious function f based on a few examples:

f(26134914) = 2085386485
f(26288902) = 2085920342
f(26289423) = 2094236422
f(26356300) = 2086136115

What is "f" doing to convert that 8 digit number to a 10 digit? I'll produce more examples if needed

Thanks for the help
 
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Do you understand that there exist an infinite number of functions that will give those specific numbers? And no matter how many more example you give, there always exist a infinite number of functions that will give any finite set of specific values.
 
If you give us k examples, we can construct a polynomial of k+1 degree (or higher), whose coefficients will be determined by a set of k+1 simultaneous linear equations which we could solve using Gaussian Elimination. Want to try it, because i don't :P
 

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