1342. Number of Steps to Reduce a Number to Zero
Easy
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
class Solution:
def numberOfSteps(self, num: int) -> int:
if num == 0:
return 0
remain = num // 2 if num%2 == 0 else num-1
return 1 + self.numberOfSteps(remain)
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