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1342. Number of Steps to Reduce a Number to Zero

Description

Given an integer num, return the number of steps to reduce it to zero.

In one step, if the current number is even, you have to divide it by 2, otherwise, you have to subtract 1 from it.

 

Example 1:

Input: num = 14
Output: 6
Explanation: 
Step 1) 14 is even; divide by 2 and obtain 7. 
Step 2) 7 is odd; subtract 1 and obtain 6.
Step 3) 6 is even; divide by 2 and obtain 3. 
Step 4) 3 is odd; subtract 1 and obtain 2. 
Step 5) 2 is even; divide by 2 and obtain 1. 
Step 6) 1 is odd; subtract 1 and obtain 0.

Example 2:

Input: num = 8
Output: 4
Explanation: 
Step 1) 8 is even; divide by 2 and obtain 4. 
Step 2) 4 is even; divide by 2 and obtain 2. 
Step 3) 2 is even; divide by 2 and obtain 1. 
Step 4) 1 is odd; subtract 1 and obtain 0.

Example 3:

Input: num = 123
Output: 12

 

Constraints:

  • 0 <= num <= 106

Solutions

Solution 1

Thinking

Halve an even number, decrement an odd one, and count steps to \(0\). \(\textit{num} \le 10^6\) is small enough to simulate: subtract one when the bit is set, otherwise shift right, until the value vanishes.

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class Solution:
    def numberOfSteps(self, num: int) -> int:
        ans = 0
        while num:
            if num & 1:
                num -= 1
            else:
                num >>= 1
            ans += 1
        return ans

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class Solution {

    public int numberOfSteps(int num) {
        int ans = 0;
        while (num != 0) {
            num = (num & 1) == 1 ? num - 1 : num >> 1;
            ++ans;
        }
        return ans;
    }
}

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class Solution {
public:
    int numberOfSteps(int num) {
        int ans = 0;
        while (num) {
            num = num & 1 ? num - 1 : num >> 1;
            ++ans;
        }
        return ans;
    }
};

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func numberOfSteps(num int) int {
    ans := 0
    for num != 0 {
        if (num & 1) == 1 {
            num--
        } else {
            num >>= 1
        }
        ans++
    }
    return ans
}

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function numberOfSteps(num: number): number {
    let ans = 0;
    while (num) {
        num = num & 1 ? num - 1 : num >>> 1;
        ans++;
    }
    return ans;
}

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impl Solution {
    pub fn number_of_steps(mut num: i32) -> i32 {
        let mut count = 0;
        while num != 0 {
            if num % 2 == 0 {
                num >>= 1;
            } else {
                num -= 1;
            }
            count += 1;
        }
        count
    }
}

Solution 2

Thinking

The same rule is a recursion: even goes to \(n/2\), odd to \(n-1\), each call adding one, stopping at \(0\). The meaning matches the loop; only the call stack changes.

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class Solution:
    def numberOfSteps(self, num: int) -> int:
        if num == 0:
            return 0
        return 1 + (
            self.numberOfSteps(num // 2)
            if num % 2 == 0
            else self.numberOfSteps(num - 1)
        )

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class Solution {

    public int numberOfSteps(int num) {
        if (num == 0) {
            return 0;
        }
        return 1 + numberOfSteps((num & 1) == 0 ? num >> 1 : num - 1);
    }
}

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class Solution {
public:
    int numberOfSteps(int num) {
        if (num == 0) return 0;
        return 1 + (num & 1 ? numberOfSteps(num - 1) : numberOfSteps(num >> 1));
    }
};

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func numberOfSteps(num int) int {
    if num == 0 {
        return 0
    }
    if (num & 1) == 0 {
        return 1 + numberOfSteps(num>>1)
    }
    return 1 + numberOfSteps(num-1)
}

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impl Solution {
    pub fn number_of_steps(mut num: i32) -> i32 {
        if num == 0 {
            0
        } else if num % 2 == 0 {
            1 + Solution::number_of_steps(num >> 1)
        } else {
            1 + Solution::number_of_steps(num - 1)
        }
    }
}

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