diff --git a/add_numbers_from_1_to_N b/add_numbers_from_1_to_N
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+N = int(input("enter N: "))
+def add_numbers_from_1_to_N(N):
+  sum = 0
+  for i in range(1,N+1):
+    sum += i
+  return sum