A palindrome is a number or a text phrase that reads the same backward and forward. For example, each of the following five-digit integers is a palindrome: 12321, 55555, 45554 and 11611. Write a script that reads in a five-digit integer and determines whether it is a palindrome. If the number is not five digits long, display an alert dialog indicating the problem to the user. Allow the user to enter a new value after dismissing the alert dialog. [Hint: It is possible to do this exercise with the techniques learned in this chapter. You will need to use both division and remainder operations to “pick off” each digit.]
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