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Problem 71: Ordered fractions
(see projecteuler.net/problem=71)
Consider the fraction, dfrac{n}{d}, where n and d are positive integers. If n<d and HCF(n,d)=1, it is called a reduced proper fraction.
If we list the set of reduced proper fractions for d <= 8 in ascending order of size, we get:
dfrac{1}{8}, dfrac{1}{7}, dfrac{1}{6}, dfrac{1}{5}, dfrac{1}{4}, dfrac{2}{7}, dfrac{1}{3}, dfrac{3}{8}, dfrac{2}{5}, dfrac{3}{7}, dfrac{1}{2}, dfrac{4}{7}, dfrac{3}{5}, dfrac{5}{8}, dfrac{2}{3}, dfrac{5}{7}, dfrac{3}{4}, dfrac{4}{5}, dfrac{5}{6}, dfrac{6}{7}, dfrac{7}{8}
It can be seen that dfrac{2}{5} is the fraction immediately to the left of dfrac{3}{7}.
By listing the set of reduced proper fractions for d <= 1,000,000 in ascending order of size, find the numerator of the fraction immediately to the left of dfrac{3}{7}.
My Algorithm
While researching several approaches I read something about Farey sequences (see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farey_sequence):
If you know two neighboring fractions dfrac{a}{b} and dfrac{c}{d}, then there exists a so-called mediant m=dfrac{a+c}{b+d}.
dfrac{0}{1} and dfrac{1}{1} are neighboring fractions because the fulfil the condition bc - ad = 1.
My program starts with these two fractions. In each iteration it checks whether the mediant is less or greater than the user input (3/7 by default).
- m < 3/7 → continue searching in interval a/b and m
- m < 3/7 → continue searching in interval m and c/d
- if denominator of m exceeds 1000000 then stop
interval 0/1 and 1/1 => (0+1)/(1+1) = 1/2 which is larger than 3/7
interval 0/1 and 1/2 => (0+1)/(1+2) = 1/3 which is smaller than 3/7
interval 1/3 and 1/2 => (1+1)/(3+2) = 2/5 which is smaller than 3/7
interval 2/5 and 1/2 => (2+1)/(5+2) = 3/7 which is equal to 3/7 (treat the same as if larger)
interval 2/5 and 3/7 => (2+3)/(5+7) = 7/12 ... and so on ...
The algorithm finds the correct result but might be too slow.
Therefore, I stop whenever I my right interval border becomes a/b (which is 3/7 in the example) because after that only the left interval border can change.
Then a much faster explicit computation is possible:
- each iteration would adjust the left border:
leftN += rightN
andleftD += rightD
untilleftN + leftD > limit
. - there would be
1 + (limit - (leftD + rightD)) / rightD
iterations
isLess
that compares two fractions and returns true
if dfrac{a}{b} < dfrac{c}{d}:if a/b < c/d (and all numbers are positive) then ad < cb
This can be done with precise integer arithmetic. However, Hackerrank's denominators are up to 10^15 and therefore the product exceeds 64 bits.
The template
multiply
is a portable way to multiply two 64 bits and return the 128 bit result as two 64 bit variables.Note: GCC supports
__int128
and there is no need to have such a template on Linux/Apple/MinGW.
Interactive test
You can submit your own input to my program and it will be instantly processed at my server:
This is equivalent toecho "1 3 7 8" | ./71
Output:
Note: the original problem's input 1 3 7 1000000
cannot be entered
because just copying results is a soft skill reserved for idiots.
(this interactive test is still under development, computations will be aborted after one second)
My code
… was written in C++11 and can be compiled with G++, Clang++, Visual C++. You can download it, too. Or just jump to my GitHub repository.
#include <iostream>
// multiply two unsigned number where the result may exceed the largest native data type
template <typename T>
void multiply(T a, T b, T& result_high, T& result_low)
{
const T Shift = 4 * sizeof(a);
const T Mask = T(~0) >> Shift;
auto a_high = a >> Shift;
auto a_low = a & Mask;
auto b_high = b >> Shift;
auto b_low = b & Mask;
auto c_0 = a_low * b_low;
auto c_1a = a_high * b_low;
auto c_1b = a_low * b_high;
auto c_2 = a_high * b_high;
auto carry = ((c_0 >> Shift) + (c_1a & Mask) + (c_1b & Mask)) >> Shift;
result_high = c_2 + (c_1a >> Shift) + (c_1b >> Shift) + carry;
result_low = c_0 + (c_1a << Shift) + (c_1b << Shift);
}
// if a/b < c/d (and all numbers are positive)
// then a*d < c*b
bool isLess(unsigned long long a, unsigned long long b, unsigned long long c, unsigned long long d)
{
// GCC has 128-bit support:
//return (unsigned __int128)x1 * y2 < (unsigned __int128)y1 * x2;
unsigned long long r1_high, r1_low;
unsigned long long r2_high, r2_low;
multiply(a, d, r1_high, r1_low);
multiply(c, b, r2_high, r2_low);
// compare high bits
if (r1_high < r2_high)
return true;
if (r1_high > r2_high)
return false;
// compare low bits
return (r1_low < r2_low);
}
int main()
{
unsigned int tests = 1;
std::cin >> tests;
while (tests--)
{
unsigned int a = 3;
unsigned int b = 7;
unsigned long long limit = 1000000;
std::cin >> a >> b >> limit;
// generate all numbers in the Farey sequence using binary subdivision
// for each step decide whether the number was left or right of the desired fraction
// start with 0/1 and 1/1
unsigned long long leftN = 0;
unsigned long long leftD = 1;
unsigned long long rightN = 1;
unsigned long long rightD = 1;
while (leftD + rightD <= limit)
{
auto mediantN = leftN + rightN;
auto mediantD = leftD + rightD;
// if x1/y1 < x2/y2 (and all numbers are positive)
// then x1*y2 < x2*y1
if (isLess(mediantN, mediantD, a, b))
{
// adjust left border
leftN = mediantN;
leftD = mediantD;
}
else
{
// adjust right border
rightN = mediantN;
rightD = mediantD;
// did we "hit the spot" ?
if (rightN == a && rightD == b)
break;
}
}
// now the right border is the fraction we read from input
// and we only have to adjust the left border from here on
//while (leftD + rightD <= limit) // gets the job done, but still slow ...
//{
// leftN += rightN;
// leftD += rightD;
//}
// "instant" result
if (limit >= leftD + rightD)
{
auto difference = limit - (leftD + rightD);
auto repeat = 1 + difference / rightD;
leftN += repeat * rightN;
leftD += repeat * rightD;
}
std::cout << leftN << " " << leftD << std::endl;
}
return 0;
}
This solution contains 14 empty lines, 23 comments and 1 preprocessor command.
Benchmark
The correct solution to the original Project Euler problem was found in less than 0.01 seconds on an Intel® Core™ i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz.
(compiled for x86_64 / Linux, GCC flags: -O3 -march=native -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -std=gnu++11 -DORIGINAL
)
See here for a comparison of all solutions.
Note: interactive tests run on a weaker (=slower) computer. Some interactive tests are compiled without -DORIGINAL
.
Changelog
March 13, 2017 submitted solution
May 2, 2017 added comments
Hackerrank
see https://www.hackerrank.com/contests/projecteuler/challenges/euler071
My code solves 21 out of 21 test cases (score: 100%)
Difficulty
Project Euler ranks this problem at 10% (out of 100%).
Hackerrank describes this problem as easy.
Note:
Hackerrank has strict execution time limits (typically 2 seconds for C++ code) and often a much wider input range than the original problem.
In my opinion, Hackerrank's modified problems are usually a lot harder to solve. As a rule thumb: brute-force is rarely an option.
Links
projecteuler.net/thread=71 - the best forum on the subject (note: you have to submit the correct solution first)
Code in various languages:
C# www.mathblog.dk/project-euler-71-proper-fractions-ascending-order/ (written by Kristian Edlund)
Python github.com/hughdbrown/Project-Euler/blob/master/euler-071.py (written by Hugh Brown)
Python github.com/nayuki/Project-Euler-solutions/blob/master/python/p071.py (written by Nayuki)
C++ github.com/HaochenLiu/My-Project-Euler/blob/master/071.cpp (written by Haochen Liu)
C++ github.com/Meng-Gen/ProjectEuler/blob/master/71.cc (written by Meng-Gen Tsai)
Java github.com/dcrousso/ProjectEuler/blob/master/PE071.java (written by Devin Rousso)
Java github.com/nayuki/Project-Euler-solutions/blob/master/java/p071.java (written by Nayuki)
Go github.com/frrad/project-euler/blob/master/golang/Problem071.go (written by Frederick Robinson)
Mathematica github.com/nayuki/Project-Euler-solutions/blob/master/mathematica/p071.mathematica (written by Nayuki)
Mathematica github.com/steve98654/ProjectEuler/blob/master/071.nb
Haskell github.com/nayuki/Project-Euler-solutions/blob/master/haskell/p071.hs (written by Nayuki)
Haskell github.com/roosephu/project-euler/blob/master/71.hs (written by Yuping Luo)
Clojure github.com/guillaume-nargeot/project-euler-clojure/blob/master/src/project_euler/problem_071.clj (written by Guillaume Nargeot)
Clojure github.com/rm-hull/project-euler/blob/master/src/euler071.clj (written by Richard Hull)
Scala github.com/samskivert/euler-scala/blob/master/Euler071.scala (written by Michael Bayne)
Perl github.com/gustafe/projecteuler/blob/master/071-Ordered-fractions.pl (written by Gustaf Erikson)
Rust github.com/gifnksm/ProjectEulerRust/blob/master/src/bin/p071.rs
Those links are just an unordered selection of source code I found with a semi-automatic search script on Google/Bing/GitHub/whatever.
You will probably stumble upon better solutions when searching on your own.
Maybe not all linked resources produce the correct result and/or exceed time/memory limits.
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All of my solutions can be used for any purpose and I am in no way liable for any damages caused.
You can even remove my name and claim it's yours. But then you shall burn in hell.
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