Let \(A = \begin{pmatrix} 2026 & 2025 & 2024 \\ 2025 & 2024 & 2023 \\ 2024 & 2023 & 2023 \end{pmatrix}\) be a matrix. Then, \(\det(A)\) is equal to _______
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For matrices with arithmetic progressions in their rows or columns, row reductions will quickly simplify the entries to small integers, making the determinant easy to calculate.