Make Array Equal

Last Updated : 12 Jan, 2024

You are given an array A[ ] of N integers. In one operation

pick any subarray A[l....r]
let x be the least positive integer present in this subarray
If x exists then update A[i] = A[i] % x (l ≤ i ≤ r)

You can perform the above operation at most 10 times. Find a way to make every array element the same after completing all the operations.

Examples:

Input: N = 6, A[] = {2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3}
Output:
1 3
4 6
Explanation:
After the first operation A = {0, 0, 0, 3, 3, 3}
After the 2nd operation A = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}

Input: N = 2, A[] = {1, 6}
Output:
1 2
Explanation: Only one operation is efficient.

Approach: Follow the below idea to solve the problem.

To make all array elements equal is always optimal to choose 1 to N subarray, as atmost 10 operation are allowed.

Below are the steps involved:

Initialize a 2D vector ans of size 10.
Iterate upto 10 times:
- Add {1, N} in ans.
Return ans vector.

Below is the implementation of the code:

C++

// C++ Implementation
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

// Function to calculate subaaray starting and ending
// points
vector<vector<int> > solve(int N, vector<int> A)
{
    // Intialising a ans array of 40 size
    vector<vector<int> > ans(10);

    // Assinging values
    for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
        ans[i] = { 1, N };
    }

    // Return ans
    return ans;
}

// Driver code
int main()
{

    int N = 6;
    vector<int> A = { 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3 };

    // Function call
    vector<vector<int> > arr = solve(N, A);

    // Prin the output
    for (auto a : arr) {
        cout << a[0] << " " << a[1] << endl;
    }

    return 0;
}

Java

import java.util.*;

public class GFG {
    static List<List<Integer> > solve(int N,
                                      List<Integer> A)
    {
        // Initializing an ans list of size 10
        List<List<Integer> > ans = new ArrayList<>(10);
        // Assigning values
        for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
            ans.add(List.of(1, N));
        }
        // Return ans
        return ans;
    }

    // Driver code
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        int N = 6;
        List<Integer> A = List.of(2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3);
        // Function call
        List<List<Integer> > arr = solve(N, A);
        // Print the output
        for (List<Integer> a : arr) {
            System.out.println(a.get(0) + " " + a.get(1));
        }
    }
}

Python3

def GFG(N, A):
    # Initializing an ans array of the size 10
    ans = [[1, N] for _ in range(10)]
    # Return ans
    return ans

# Driver code
def main():
    N = 6
    A = [2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3]
    # Function call
    arr = GFG(N, A)
    # Print the output
    for a in arr:
        print(f"{a[0]} {a[1]}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

class GFG
{
    static List<List<int>> Solve(int N, List<int> A)
    {
        // Initializing an ans list of the 40 size
        List<List<int>> ans = new List<List<int>>(10);
        // Assigning values
        for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
        {
            ans.Add(new List<int> { 1, N });
        }
        // Return ans
        return ans;
    }
    // Driver code
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        int N = 6;
        List<int> A = new List<int> { 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3 };
        // Function call
        List<List<int>> arr = Solve(N, A);
        // Print the output
        foreach (var a in arr)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"{a[0]} {a[1]}");
        }
    }
}

JavaScript

function GFG(N, A) {
    // Initializing an ans array of the size 10
    let ans = Array.from({ length: 10 }, () => []);
    // Assigning values
    for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
        ans[i] = [1, N];
    }
    // Return ans
    return ans;
}
// Driver code
function main() {
    let N = 6;
    let A = [2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3];
    // Function call
    let arr = GFG(N, A);
    // Print the output
    for (let a of arr) {
        console.log(a[0] + " " + a[1]);
    }
}
main();