( First we set out the steps the computer will use to solve the problem ) : BABBAGE 1 ( start from the number 1 ) BEGIN ( commence a "loop": the computer will return to this point repeatedly ) 1+ ( add 1 to our number ) DUP DUP ( duplicate the result twice, so we now have three copies ) ( We need three because we are about to multiply two of them together to find the square, and the third will be used the next time we go around the loop -- unless we have found our answer, in which case we shall need to print it out ) * ( * means "multiply", so we now have the square ) 1000000 MOD ( find the remainder after dividing it by a million ) 269696 = ( is it equal to 269,696? ) UNTIL ( keep repeating the steps from BEGIN until the condition is satisfied ) . ; ( when it is satisfied, print out the number that allowed us to satisfy it ) ( Now we ask the machine to carry out these instructions ) BABBAGE