Number of rectangles with given area in an N*M grid

Last Updated : 30 Jun, 2021

Given three positive integers N, M, and A, the task is to count the number of rectangles with area equal to A present in an M * N grid.

Examples:

Input: N = 2, M = 2, A = 2
Output: 4
Explanation:
In the given grid of size 2 × 2, 2 rectangles of dimension 2 × 1 and 2 rectangles of dimension 1 × 2 can be inscribed.
Therefore, the required output is 4.

Input: N = 2, M = 2, A = 3
Output: 0
Explanation:
The possible rectangles with area A (= 3) are of dimensions either 1 × 3 or 3 × 1.
But, the maximum length of a side in the grid can only be 2. Therefore, no rectangles can be inscribed within the grid.

Approach: The problem can be solved based on the following observations:

The total number of ways to select a segment of length X on the segment of length M is equal to (M - X + 1).
Therefore, the total count of rectangles of size X * Y in the rectangle of size M * N is equal to (M - X + 1) * (N - Y + 1).

Follow the steps below to solve the problem:

Iterate over the range [1, √A]. For every i^th iteration, find all possible values of length and breadth of the rectangles, say { i, (A / i)} or { (A / i), i } within the given grid.
Iterate over all possible values of length say X and breadth say, Y and increment the count of rectangles by (M - X + 1) * (N - Y + 1).
Finally, print the count obtained.

Below is the implementation of the above approach:

C++

// C++ program of the above approach
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

// Function to find the count of rectangles
// in an M * N grid such that the area of
// the rectangles is equal to A
int count_number(int N, int M, int A)
{

    // Stores all possible values of length
    // and breadth whose area equal to A
    vector<pair<int, int> > v;

    // Calculate all divisors of A
    for (int i = 1; i * i <= A; i++) {

        // If N is divisible by i
        if (N % i == 0) {

            // Stores length of the rectangle
            int length = i;

            // Stores breadth of the rectangle
            int breadth = A / i;

            // If length of rectangle is not
            // equal to breadth of rectangle
            if (length != breadth) {

                // Insert { length, breadth }
                v.push_back({ length, breadth });

                // Insert { breadth, length }
                v.push_back({ breadth, length });
            }
            else {

                // Insert { length, breadth}
                // because both are equal
                v.push_back({ length, breadth });
            }
        }
    }

    // Stores the count of rectangles
    // in a grid whose area equal to A
    long long total = 0;

    // Iterate over all possible
    // values of { length, breadth }
    for (auto it : v) {

        // Stores total count of ways to
        // select a segment of length it.first
        // on the segment of length M
        int num1 = (max(0, M - it.first + 1));

        // Stores total count of ways to
        // select a segment of length it.second
        // on the segment of length N
        int num2 = (max(0, N - it.second + 1));

        // Update total
        total += (num1 * num2);
    }

    return total;
}

// Drivers Code
int main()
{

    // Input
    int N = 2, M = 2, A = 2;

    // Print the result
    cout << count_number(N, M, A) << endl;
}

Java

// Java program of the above approach
import java.util.*;
class GFG
{
    
static class pair
{ 
    int first, second; 
    public pair(int first, int second)  
    { 
        this.first = first; 
        this.second = second; 
    }    
} 
  
// Function to find the count of rectangles
// in an M * N grid such that the area of
// the rectangles is equal to A
static int count_number(int N, int M, int A)
{

    // Stores all possible values of length
    // and breadth whose area equal to A
    Vector<pair> v = new Vector<pair>();

    // Calculate all divisors of A
    for (int i = 1; i * i <= A; i++) 
    {

        // If N is divisible by i
        if (N % i == 0)
        {

            // Stores length of the rectangle
            int length = i;

            // Stores breadth of the rectangle
            int breadth = A / i;

            // If length of rectangle is not
            // equal to breadth of rectangle
            if (length != breadth) 
            {

                // Insert { length, breadth }
                v.add(new pair(length, breadth));

                // Insert { breadth, length }
                v.add(new pair(breadth, length));
            }
            else 
            {

                // Insert { length, breadth}
                // because both are equal
                v.add(new pair(length, breadth));
            }
        }
    }

    // Stores the count of rectangles
    // in a grid whose area equal to A
    int total = 0;

    // Iterate over all possible
    // values of { length, breadth }
    for (pair it : v)
    {

        // Stores total count of ways to
        // select a segment of length it.first
        // on the segment of length M
        int num1 = (Math.max(0, M - it.first + 1));

        // Stores total count of ways to
        // select a segment of length it.second
        // on the segment of length N
        int num2 = (Math.max(0, N - it.second + 1));

        // Update total
        total += (num1 * num2);
    }
    return total;
}

// Drivers Code
public static void main(String[] args)
{

    // Input
    int N = 2, M = 2, A = 2;

    // Print the result
    System.out.print(count_number(N, M, A) +"\n");
}
}

// This code is contributed by 29AjayKumar

Python3

# Python3 program of the above approach

# Function to find the count of rectangles
# in an M * N grid such that the area of
# the rectangles is equal to A
def count_number(N, M, A):

    # Stores all possible values of length
    # and breadth whose area equal to A
    v = []

    # Calculate all divisors of A
    for i in range(1, A + 1):

        if i * i > A:
            break

        # If N is divisible by i
        if (N % i == 0):

            # Stores length of the rectangle
            length = i

            # Stores breadth of the rectangle
            breadth = A // i

            # If length of rectangle is not
            # equal to breadth of rectangle
            if (length != breadth):

                # Insert { length, breadth }
                v.append([length, breadth ])

                # Insert { breadth, length }
                v.append([breadth, length ])
            else:
                # Insert { length, breadth}
                # because both are equal
                v.append([length, breadth ])

    # Stores the count of rectangles
    # in a grid whose area equal to A
    total = 0

    # Iterate over all possible
    # values of { length, breadth }
    for it in v:

        # Stores total count of ways to
        # select a segment of length it.first
        # on the segment of length M
        num1 = (max(0, M - it[0] + 1))

        # Stores total count of ways to
        # select a segment of length it.second
        # on the segment of length N
        num2 = (max(0, N - it[1] + 1))

        # Update total
        total += (num1 * num2)
    return total

# Drivers Code
if __name__ == '__main__':

    # Input
    N, M, A = 2, 2, 2

    # Print the result
    print(count_number(N, M, A))

# This code is contributed by mohit kumar 29.

// C# implementation of the approach 
using System; 
using System.Collections.Generic; 
class GFG 
{

  public class pair  
  {  
    public int first, second;  
    public pair(int first, int second)  
    {  
      this.first = first;  
      this.second = second;  
    }  
  }

  // Function to find the count of rectangles
  // in an M * N grid such that the area of
  // the rectangles is equal to A
  static int count_number(int N, int M, int A)
  {

    // Stores all possible values of length
    // and breadth whose area equal to A
    List<pair> v = new List<pair>(); 

    // Calculate all divisors of A
    for (int i = 1; i * i <= A; i++) 
    {

      // If N is divisible by i
      if (N % i == 0)
      {

        // Stores length of the rectangle
        int length = i;

        // Stores breadth of the rectangle
        int breadth = A / i;

        // If length of rectangle is not
        // equal to breadth of rectangle
        if (length != breadth) 
        {

          v.Add(new pair(length, breadth));

          // Insert { breadth, length }
          v.Add(new pair(breadth, length));
        }
        else 
        {

          // Insert { length, breadth}
          // because both are equal
          v.Add(new pair(length, breadth));
        }
      }
    }

    // Stores the count of rectangles
    // in a grid whose area equal to A
    int total = 0;

    // Iterate over all possible
    // values of { length, breadth }
    foreach (pair it in v)
    {

      // Stores total count of ways to
      // select a segment of length it.first
      // on the segment of length M
      int num1 = (Math.Max(0, M - it.first + 1));

      // Stores total count of ways to
      // select a segment of length it.second
      // on the segment of length N
      int num2 = (Math.Max(0, N - it.second + 1));

      // Update total
      total += (num1 * num2);
    }
    return total;
  }

  // Driver code 
  public static void Main(String[] args) 
  { 
    // Input
    int N = 2, M = 2, A = 2;

    // Print the result
    Console.Write(count_number(N, M, A) +"\n");
  } 
} 

// This code is contributed by susmitakundugoaldang

JavaScript

<script>
// Javascript program of the above approach

class pair
{
    constructor(first,second)
    {
        this.first = first;
        this.second = second;
    }
}

function count_number(N,M,A)
{
    // Stores all possible values of length
    // and breadth whose area equal to A
    let v = [];
 
    // Calculate all divisors of A
    for (let i = 1; i * i <= A; i++)
    {
 
        // If N is divisible by i
        if (N % i == 0)
        {
 
            // Stores length of the rectangle
            let length = i;
 
            // Stores breadth of the rectangle
            let breadth = A / i;
 
            // If length of rectangle is not
            // equal to breadth of rectangle
            if (length != breadth)
            {
 
                // Insert { length, breadth }
                v.push(new pair(length, breadth));
 
                // Insert { breadth, length }
                v.push(new pair(breadth, length));
            }
            else
            {
 
                // Insert { length, breadth}
                // because both are equal
                v.push(new pair(length, breadth));
            }
        }
    }
 
    // Stores the count of rectangles
    // in a grid whose area equal to A
    let total = 0;
 
    // Iterate over all possible
    // values of { length, breadth }
    for (let it=0;it< v.length;it++)
    {
 
        // Stores total count of ways to
        // select a segment of length it.first
        // on the segment of length M
        let num1 = (Math.max(0, M - v[it].first + 1));
 
        // Stores total count of ways to
        // select a segment of length it.second
        // on the segment of length N
        let num2 = (Math.max(0, N - v[it].second + 1));
 
        // Update total
        total += (num1 * num2);
    }
    return total;
}

// Drivers Code
// Input
let N = 2, M = 2, A = 2;
 
// Print the result
document.write(count_number(N, M, A) +"<br>");


// This code is contributed by unknown2108
</script>

Output:

Time Complexity: O(sqrt(N))
Auxiliary Space: O(sqrt(N))

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