
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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For any positive integer \( n \), let \( f(n) \) denote the index of the highest power of 2 which divides \( n! \). For example, \( f(10) = 8 \) since \( 10! = 2^8 \times 3^4 \times 5^2 \times 7 \). Find the value of \( f(1) + f(2) + \cdots + f(1023) \).

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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