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Reciprocal Cycles

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A unit fraction contains 1 in the numerator. The decimal representation of the unit fractions with denominators 2 to 10 are given:

1/2=0.51/3=0.(3)1/4=0.251/5=0.21/6=0.1(6)1/7=0.(142857)1/8=0.1251/9=0.(1)1/10=0.1

Where 0.1(6) means 0.166666, and has a 1-digit recurring cycle. It can be seen that 1/7 has a 6-digit recurring cycle.

Find the value of d<1000 for which 1/d contains the longest recurring cycle in its decimal fraction part.

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