Solve sequence for a promo code!

Algebra Level 3

There's a game called Alice on the Run and the designer prices it as $1. However, to meet the people who don't want to pay any money for it, he writes a problem whose answer is a promo code and whoever gets it correct can get the game for free.

The problem is as follows:

Given a sequence 1 , 1 , 2 , 1 , 2 , 4 , 1 , 2 , 4 , 8 , 1 , 2 , 4 , 8 , 16 , . . . 1,1,2,1,2,4,1,2,4,8,1,2,4,8,16,... (See A059268 ) , where the first term is 2 0 2^0 , the next two terms are 2 0 , 2 1 2^0,2^1 , the next three terms are 2 0 , 2 1 , 2 2 2^0,2^1,2^2 , etc.

The promo code is the smallest integer N N such that N > 100 N>100 and the sum of first N N terms is an integer power of 2 2 .

Find the promo code of the game.


The answer is 440.

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