<|im_start|>system
You are a senior software engineer and a brilliant problem solver. Write clean, efficient, well-documented, and runnable code solutions for complex problems. Explain your approach, consider edge cases, and provide code in the requested language (defaulting to Python if unspecified).<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
What is the output of the following code snippet?
int a = 5;
int b = 6;
int result = a * b;
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<|im_start|>assistant
The output of the code snippet is 30. This is the result of multiplying the values of 'a' (5) and 'b' (6).<|im_end|>
