Finding the most common numbers to make up a combanation.

jsl79

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Hi all I have a list of 10000 numbers in a row.
the numbers are all listed in the format 3:6:2:8
made up of number 1 to 10.
what is the easiest way to find out which are the most common 4 numbers to make up a combanation?
Also what are the most common 3 numbers that are part of the four number combination?
here is a small exsample of the numbers.

A1
5:3:10:4
7:3:2:5
5:7:8:4
3:1:4:8
8:1:6:5
6:3:5:7
3:5:4:8
5:7:1:6
5:3:10:2
5:8:4:1
4:1:3:6
5:3:1:7
5:4:6:8
1:3:8:7
3:1:8:5
3:8:6:7
10:5:8:1
7:2:5:1
6:4:2:3
6:3:4:1
1:3:8:4
3:8:6:5
8:6:3:1
2:3:8:5
6:5:7:8
6:3:9:4
8:2:1:6
7:8:1:3
8:7:6:2

any help much appreciated

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