The first term of an arithmetic progression is 3 and the sum of its 8 terms is 164.

The first term of an arithmetic progression is 3 and the sum of its 8 terms is 164.
(i) Find the common difference of the arithmetic progression.
(ii) Given that the sum of the first terms of AP is 570, find n.

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