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@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ Iterate through numbers to rule out that they are lychrel numbers
 
 compile with: g++ -o lychrel lychrel.cpp lychrel.hpp main.cpp 
 
-run with: ./lychrel <a number you want to check>
+run with: ./lychrel "a number you want to check" i.e.:
+
+./lychrel 196
 
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lychrel_number