diff --git a/0-minoperations.py b/0-minoperations.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+"""
+In a text file, there is a single character H. Your text editor
+can execute only two operations in this file: `Copy All` and `Paste`.
+
+@TODO:
+    Deines a method that calculates the fewest number of operations
+    needed to result in exactly n H characters in the file.
+"""
+
+
+def minOperations(n):
+    """
+    Calculates the fewest number of operations
+    needed to result in exactly n H characters in the file.
+    Args:
+        n (int): length of letter `H` required in the file
+    Returns:
+        (int): number of minimum operations if possible otherwise 0
+    """
+    minimumOperations = 2
+    totalOperations = 0
+    while n > 1:
+        while n % minimumOperations == 0:
+            totalOperations += minimumOperations
+            n /= minimumOperations
+        minimumOperations += 1
+    return totalOperations
diff --git a/0x02-minimum_operations/0-minoperations.py b/0x02-minimum_operations/0-minoperations.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+"""
+In a text file, there is a single character H. Your text editor
+can execute only two operations in this file: `Copy All` and `Paste`.
+
+@TODO:
+    Deines a method that calculates the fewest number of operations
+    needed to result in exactly n H characters in the file.
+"""
+
+
+def minOperations(n):
+    """
+    Calculates the fewest number of operations
+    needed to result in exactly n H characters in the file.
+    Args:
+        n (int): length of letter `H` required in the file
+    Returns:
+        (int): number of minimum operations if possible otherwise 0
+    """
+    minimumOperations = 2
+    totalOperations = 0
+    while n > 1:
+        while n % minimumOperations == 0:
+            totalOperations += minimumOperations
+            n /= minimumOperations
+        minimumOperations += 1
+    return totalOperations
diff --git a/0x02-minimum_operations/README.md b/0x02-minimum_operations/README.md
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+this is alx project for intervew
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