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Graph Coloring · Challenge problem

The nn-cycle's chromatic polynomial is P(Cn,k)=(k−1)n+(−1)n(k−1)P(C_n,k) = (k-1)^n + (-1)^n(k-1). Using k=3k=3 colors, what is the smallest nn for which P(Cn,3)P(C_n,3) exceeds one million?