^.?$|^(..+?)\1+$
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Matches strings of any character repeated a non-prime number of times
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Only the part after the pipe character. The pipe character works as an “or” operator. RegalPotoo is right.
They said—
A line with exactly 0 or 1 characters, or a line with a sequence of 1 or 3 or more characters, repeated at least twice
Note—
…or a line with a sequence of 1 or 3 or more characters, repeated at least twice
It should be—
…or a line with a sequence of 2 or more characters, repeated at least twice
The regex in the post will match “abab”. Their original description (line 2 of this comment) will not match “abab”.
I agree, you’re right about the part after the pipe and RegalPotoo’s explanation was not entirely correct.