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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+def is_achilles_number(num):
+    '''Determine if this number is an achilles numbers'''
+
+    # Get the prime factors of the number
+    factors = {}
+
+    i = 2
+    while num > 1:
+        if num % i == 0:
+            num /= i
+            if i in factors:
+                factors[i] += 1
+            else:
+                factors[i] = 1
+        else:
+            i += 1
+
+    # If there is only one prime factor, it is not an achilles number
+    if len(factors) == 1:
+        return False
+
+    # Get a list of unique powers
+    powers = set(factors.values())
+
+    # It's also not an achilles number if any of the powers were 1, or the
+    #  powers are all the same (a perfect sqaure)
+    if 1 in powers or len(powers) == 1:
+        return False
+
+    # Finally, the greatest common divisor of these numbers has to be one
+    for i in range(2, min(powers)+1):
+        if all(x % i == 0 for x in powers):
+            return False
+
+    return True
+
+
+def main():
+    '''Find the first 20 achilles numbers'''
+    solutions = []
+    num = 2
+
+    # Get the first 20 achilles numbers
+    while len(solutions) < 20:
+        if is_achilles_number(num):
+            solutions.append(num)
+        num += 1
+
+    # Print the list
+    print(*solutions, sep=', ')
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()