Consecutive Sums

February 12, 2019

Given the positive integer 15, there are three ways to take consecutive positive integers that sum to 15: 1+2+3+4+5, 4+5+6 and 7+8.

Your task is to write a program that, given a positive integer, finds all the ways that consecutive positive integers can sum to the target integer. When you are finished, you are welcome to read or run a suggested solution, or to post your own solution or discuss the exercise in the comments below.

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