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Sunday, January 3, 2010

Solving Project Euler Problem #16 in Clojure

Problem Statement :

2^15 = 32768 and the sum of its digits is 3 + 2 + 7 + 6 + 8 = 26.

What is the sum of the digits of the number 2^1000?


Solution :
The easiest way to multiply a number by 2 is to perform a left bit shift.
Get the number, convert it to string, put the indices in a map and apply a "+" function on it.


(println (apply + (map #(Integer/parseInt (str %1)) (str (bit-shift-left 2 999)))))

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Solving Project Euler Problem #10 in Ruby

Problem Statement :-

The sum of the primes below 10 is 2 + 3 + 5 + 7 = 17.

Find the sum of all the primes below two million.

Solution :-



require "mathn"
require "benchmark"
module Enumerable
def lazy_select
Enumerator.new do |yielder|
each do |obj|
yielder.yield(obj) if yield(obj)
end
end
end
end

p 5+((5..2000000).lazy_select {|v| (v%6 == 1 || v%6 ==5) && v.prime?}.take(2000000)).inject(0) {|s,v| s+=v}
#Benchmark.bm(12) { |b| b.report('Report:') {5+((5..2000000).lazy_select {|v| (v%6 == 1 || v%6 ==5) && v.prime?}.take(2000000)).inject(0) {|s,v| s+=v}} }

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Solving Project Euler Problem #9 No code Required

Problem Statement :-

A Pythagorean triplet is a set of three natural numbers, a b c, for which,

a^2 + b^2 = c^2
For example, 3^2 + 4^2 = 9 + 16 = 25 = 5^2.

There exists exactly one Pythagorean triplet for which a + b + c = 1000.
Find the product abc.

Solution :-
Lets have a look on the first Pythagorean triplet 3, 4 and 5.

All their multiples, would also be a Pythagorean triplet (e.g. 6, 8 and 10 or 9, 12 and 15 , and so on..)

Also, any odd number can be represented as x^2 - y^2
For e.g.
3 = 2^2 - 1^2
5 = 3^2 - 2^2
7 = 4^2 - 3^2

Since, (x^2 - y^2)^2 + (2xy)^2 = (x^2 + y^2)^2, we can always generate a triplet for any odd number x^2 - y^2.

So, using this any triplet is of the form :
k*(x^2-y^2), k*2xy and k*(x^2+y^2), where k is any number (1, 2, ...n).

Well, now let us solve the current problem.

a = k*(x^2-y^2)
b = k*2xy
c = k*(x^2+y^2)
Since a+b+c = 1000, and they are the sides of a triangle,

a,b,c < 500
=> k*(x^2+y^2) < 500
=> x,y < 500^(1/2) < 23

Now, given a+b+c = 1000
=> k(x^2-y^2+2xy+x^2+y^2) = 1000
=> 2kx(x+y) = 1000
=> k*x(x+y) = 500 (Factors of 500 is , 2,2,5,5,5)
=> k*x(x+y) = 20*(20+5) (This is the only value, which satisfies x,y < 23)
=> for k =1 , x = 20, y = 5

So, a = 20^2 - 5^2 = 375
b = 2*20*5 = 200
c = 20^2 + 5 ^2 = 425

So, the product is : 375*200*425 = 31875000

Solving Project Euler Problem #8 No code Required

Problem Statement :-
Find the greatest product of five consecutive digits in the 1000-digit number.
73167176531330624919225119674426574742355349194934
96983520312774506326239578318016984801869478851843
85861560789112949495459501737958331952853208805511
12540698747158523863050715693290963295227443043557
66896648950445244523161731856403098711121722383113
62229893423380308135336276614282806444486645238749
30358907296290491560440772390713810515859307960866
70172427121883998797908792274921901699720888093776
65727333001053367881220235421809751254540594752243
52584907711670556013604839586446706324415722155397
53697817977846174064955149290862569321978468622482
83972241375657056057490261407972968652414535100474
82166370484403199890008895243450658541227588666881
16427171479924442928230863465674813919123162824586
17866458359124566529476545682848912883142607690042
24219022671055626321111109370544217506941658960408
07198403850962455444362981230987879927244284909188
84580156166097919133875499200524063689912560717606
05886116467109405077541002256983155200055935729725
71636269561882670428252483600823257530420752963450


Solution :

One way to solve is :-
starting from the beginning 5 numbers (strating from the 1st), multiplying them, storing it in as max, continuing the process for the next 5 numbers(starting from the 2nd), replacing the max value if the current product is more than the max stored earlier and so on till we reach the last 5 elements.
We may minimize the number of iterations based on the fact that for every zero found we don't need to calculate the product.


Lucky Solution :-
I started looking for 99999 using "ctrl+F" (as I knew if I find this any where), this would be the max no matter what the other numbers are.
Since it was not there, I started looking for the combination of for 9's and one 8 (it was also not there) and so on, and eventually found 99879. Definitely, i was lucky to get the number in a minute or so (The data set for the problem was friendly, otherwise I would have probably coded it.

You may use another fact to code your logic. If you know the sum of n numbers x1+x2+..xn, the maximum value of their product is when x1=x2=..=xn.

For e.g. sum of 9,9,8,8,8 and 9,9,8,7,9 is equal, the product of 9,9,8,8,8 would be
larger (8+7+9 = 24 = 8+8+8).

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Solving Project Euler Problem #7 in Ruby, Clojure

Problem Statement :
By listing the first six prime numbers: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, and 13, we can see that the 6th prime is 13.

What is the 10001st prime number?

Solution :

This works on Ruby 1.9+. Here we have taken advantage of the method discusses here to create Lazy enumerator in Ruby. I started looking for the ruby equivalent as the clojure code becomes so easy to deal with using the lazy sequences.


require "mathn"
infinity = 1.0/0.0
module Enumerable
def lazy_select
Enumerator.new do |yielder|
each do |obj|
yielder.yield(obj) if yield(obj)
end
end
end
end

p (1..infinity).lazy_select { |v| v.prime? }.take(10001).last



The clojure code is as follows :
Here we have added one optimization (Any prime number after 2 and 3, when divided by 6, leaves the remainder 5 or 1).


(defn sqrt [x]
(int (Math/sqrt x)))

(defn get-smallest-prime-factor [n]
(loop [n n d 2]
(cond (> d (sqrt n)) n
(= n d) n
(= 0 (rem n d)) d
true (recur n (inc d)))))

(def get-nth-prime
(lazy-cat '(2 3)
(filter
#(= % (get-smallest-prime-factor %))
(filter
#(or (= 1 (rem % 6)) (= 5 (rem % 6)))
(take-nth 2 (iterate inc 3))))))

(println (nth get-nth-prime 10000))


Here is another cheat, if you have installed the clojure contrib library.


(use 'clojure.contrib.lazy-seqs)
(println (nth primes 10000))

Solving Project Euler Problem #6

Problem Statement :
The sum of the squares of the first ten natural numbers is,
1**2 + 2**2 + ... + 10**2 = 385
The square of the sum of the first ten natural numbers is,(1 + 2 + ... + 10)**2 = 55*2 = 3025
Hence the difference between the sum of the squares of the first ten natural numbers and the square of the sum is 3025 385 = 2640.
Find the difference between the sum of the squares of the first one hundred natural numbers and the square of the sum.

Solution is -> (n(n+1)/2)**2 - (n*(n+1)*(2n+1))/6



(defn euler6 [n] (- (* (/ (* n (+ n 1)) 2) (/ (* n (+ n 1)) 2)) (/ (* n (+ n 1) (+ 1 (* n 2))) 6)))
(println (euler6 100))

Friday, October 23, 2009

Solving Euler Project Problem #4 using Ruby

Problem Statement : A palindromic number reads the same both ways. The largest palindrome made from the product of two 2-digit numbers is 9009 = 91 99.

Find the largest palindrome made from the product of two 3-digit numbers

Solution : Please check the comments before the code which explains the logic/approach to the problem. We are trying to minimize the iterations to check against the generated palindromic number. Also this divisibility by holds true only for all the even numbered palindroms.



#
#A palindromic number reads the same both ways. The largest palindrome made from the product of two 2-digit numbers is 9009 = 91 99.
#
#Find the largest palindrome made from the product of two 3-digit numbers
#
# Observations :
# Number = xyzzyx = 100001*x + 100010*y + 1100*z (which is divisible by 11)
#
#




def largest_palindrome_for_even_digits(n)
max_val = 0
multiplier_x = get_multiplier_x(n)
n.downto(100) { |y|
multiplier_x.each { |x|
product = x * y
if product.to_s == product.to_s.reverse
max_val = [max_val, product].max
end
}
}
max_val
end


def get_multiplier_x (n)
multipliers = []
current_val = n/11*11
while current_val > 100
multipliers << current_val
current_val-=11
end
multipliers
end

puts largest_palindrome_for_even_digits(999)

Solving Euler Project Problem #3 using Ruby

Problem Statement : The prime factors of 13195 are 5, 7, 13 and 29.
What is the largest prime factor of the number 600851475143

Solution : Please check the code comments which explains the logic.

#The prime factors of 13195 are 5, 7, 13 and 29.
#
#What is the largest prime factor of the number 600851475143
#
#Start dividing the number by the first prime (i.e. 2). Keep dividing by the current factor
#till the remainder is zero. So, the number left is n/(current_prime_factor)**m, where m is the no. of times
#current factor was able to divide the number without remainder. Repeat this process with the next
#prime factor and the number left as a result of previous division and so on, unless the result of
#division becomes 1. As the prime factor we are using to divide keeps on increasing, and the loop ends
#when the number is completely divided (or say n become 1), return the current prime factor. This is our
#largest prime factor

require 'mathn'

def find_largest_prime(n)
primes = Prime.new
while n > 1
current_prime_factor = primes.next
while n % current_prime_factor == 0
n /= current_prime_factor
end
end
current_prime_factor
end

puts find_largest_prime(600851475143)

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Solving Euler Project Problem #2 using Ruby

Problem Statement : Each new term in the Fibonacci sequence is generated by adding the previous two terms.
By starting with 1 and 2, the first 10 terms will be:
1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, ...

Find the sum of all the even-valued terms in the sequence which do not exceed four million.

Solution : For the explanation please see the comments. Later I realized that I could have probably used Binet's formula, however this solution also kind of looks good.



#Each new term in the Fibonacci sequence is generated by adding the previous two terms.
#By starting with 1 and 2, the first 10 terms will be:
#
#1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, ...
#
#Find the sum of all the even-valued terms in the sequence which do not exceed four million.
#
#Obersevations : starting with 2 every 3rd number is even (it must be, as to make an even number
#one needs to add two odds (or two even unlikely here))
#So, lets try to decompose the fibonacci series in terms of n-3,n-6,n-9, etc...as it make us do
#less iteration while adding
#
# F(n) = F(n-1)+F(n-2) = F(n-2)+F(n-3)+F(n-2) = F(n-3)+2(F(n-2)) = F(n-3) + 2(F(n-3)+ F(n-4))
# = 3F(n-3) + 2F(n-4)
# = 3F(n-3) + F(n-4)+F(n-5)+F(n-6) = 4F(n-3) + F(n-6)
#
#


def find_sum_of_even_terms(limit)
if(limit<2)
return 0
end
if(limit<8)
return 2
end
second_last_even_number = 2
last_even_number = 8
current_number = 4*last_even_number+second_last_even_number
sum=second_last_even_number+last_even_number

while current_number<=limit
sum+=current_number
second_last_even_number = last_even_number
last_even_number = current_number
current_number = 4*last_even_number+second_last_even_number
end
sum
end

puts find_sum_of_even_terms(4000000)

Solving Euler Project Problem #1 using Ruby

Problem statement : If we list all the natural numbers below 10 that are multiples of 3 or 5, we get 3, 5, 6 and 9. The sum of these multiples is 23. Find the sum of all the multiples of 3 or 5 below 1000.

Solution :


#If we list all the natural numbers below 10 that are multiples of 3 or 5, we get 3, 5, 6 and 9.
#The sum of these multiples is 23.
#
#Find the sum of all the multiples of 3 or 5 below 1000.
#
#3(1+2+3+....+333)+5(1+2+3+.....+199)-15(1+2+3+...+66)
#puts 3*333*334/2+5*199*200/2-15*66*67/2
#

def sum_of_n_consecutive_numbers (n)
n*(n+1)/2
end

def sum_of_multiples_of_m(max,m)
m*sum_of_n_consecutive_numbers(max/m)
end

puts sum_of_multiples_of_m(999,3)+sum_of_multiples_of_m(999,5)-sum_of_multiples_of_m(999,15)

Monday, October 19, 2009

Solving Project Euler Problem #5 in Ruby

The problem statement :

2520 is the smallest number that can be divided by each of the numbers from 1 to 10 without any remainder. What is the smallest number that is evenly divisible by all of the numbers from 1 to 20?

Solution/s :

One of the solution is straight forward as Ruby exposes such a nice library (Actually it feels like a cheat :))


require 'rational'
puts (1..20).inject(1) { |result, n| result.lcm n }


The other solution involves a little bit of math/algorithm. Hopefully you will enjoy it.


#
# Directly using the ruby library
# require 'rational'
# puts (1..20).inject(1) { |result, n| result.lcm n }
#
# The other solution (Code below) Steps :
# 1. Fetch all the primes less than "n" in an array (it would be automatically sorted, which will save our efforts later)
# 2. For the smallest member "k" of the prime list, find the maxm power "m" such that k**m <=n (For, e.g. 2**4<20)
# 3. Replace the smallest member from the array with k**m (For e.g. replace 2 with 16, because anything divisible by k**m
# would be itself be divisible by k**0..m-1)
# 4. Repeat the steps 2-3, for the next member of the array (starting with the power #m-1). when the power becomes 1, no need
# to iterate.
# 5. Multiply the members of the final array.
#
# Sample runs :
# For n = 10
#
# All the primes :
# [2, 3, 5, 7]
# All the multipliers :
# [8, 9, 5, 7]
# 2520
#
# For n = 20
#
# All the primes :
# [2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19]
# All the multipliers :
# [16, 9, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19]
# 232792560
#

require 'mathn'

def collect_primes(n)
primes_list = []
primes = Prime.new
primes.each { |x| break if x >= n; primes_list<<x; }
puts "All the primes :"
p primes_list
primes_list
end

def root(arg, base)
arg**(1/base)
end

def get_all_the_multipliers(n)
primes_list = collect_primes(n)
max_base = get_max_base_for_two(n)

primes_list.each_with_index do |item, index|
primes_list[index]=item**max_base
max_base = get_max_base_for_current_number(n,max_base,primes_list[index+1])
if max_base <=1 then break
end
end
puts "All the multipliers :"
p primes_list
primes_list
end

def get_mulitiplied_value(n)
list_of_multipliers = get_all_the_multipliers(n)
list_of_multipliers.inject(1){|total, i| total*i}
end

def get_max_base_for_two(n)
i=2
while root(n,i) >= 2
i = i+1;
end
return i-1
end

def get_max_base_for_current_number(n,max_base, current_number)
base = max_base - 1
while current_number**base > n
base = base - 1
end
return base
end


puts get_mulitiplied_value(20)
#puts get_mulitiplied_value(10)



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