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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +id: minimum-operations-to-make-all-elements-divisible-by-three |
| 3 | +title: Find Minimum Operations to Make All Elements Divisible by Three |
| 4 | +level: medium |
| 5 | +sidebar_label: Minimum Operations to Make All Elements Divisible by Three |
| 6 | +tags: |
| 7 | + - Array |
| 8 | + - Math |
| 9 | + - Java |
| 10 | + - Python |
| 11 | +description: "This document provides solutions for the Find Minimum Operations to Make All Elements Divisible by Three problem." |
| 12 | +--- |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +## Problem Statement |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +You are given an integer array `nums`. In one operation, you can add or subtract 1 from any element of `nums`. |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +Return the minimum number of operations to make all elements of `nums` divisible by 3. |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +**Example 1:** |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +Input: `nums = [1, 2, 3, 4]` |
| 23 | +Output: `3` |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +Explanation: |
| 26 | +All array elements can be made divisible by 3 using 3 operations: |
| 27 | +- Subtract 1 from 1. |
| 28 | +- Add 1 to 2. |
| 29 | +- Subtract 1 from 4. |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +**Example 2:** |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +Input: `nums = [3, 6, 9]` |
| 34 | +Output: `0` |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +**Constraints:** |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +- `1 <= nums.length <= 50` |
| 39 | +- `1 <= nums[i] <= 50` |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +## Solutions |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +### Intuition |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +To make all elements divisible by 3, we need to adjust each element by either adding or subtracting 1 until its remainder when divided by 3 is zero. Each adjustment operation (either adding or subtracting 1) counts as one operation. |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +### Approach |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +1. Iterate through each element in the array. |
| 50 | +2. For each element, check its remainder when divided by 3. |
| 51 | +3. If the remainder is 1 or 2, it means we need one operation to make it divisible by 3 (subtract 1 if the remainder is 1, or add 1 if the remainder is 2). |
| 52 | +4. Sum up the number of operations required for each element. |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +### Implementation |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +The provided code effectively implements the above approach. Here's the breakdown: |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +1. **Iteration and Remainder Check:** |
| 59 | + - Iterate through each element in the `nums` array. |
| 60 | + - Check the remainder of each element when divided by 3. |
| 61 | + - Increment the operations counter based on the remainder. |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +### Java |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +```java |
| 66 | +class Solution { |
| 67 | + public int minimumOperations(int[] nums) { |
| 68 | + int operations = 0; |
| 69 | + for (int n : nums) { |
| 70 | + if (n % 3 == 1 || n % 3 == 2) { |
| 71 | + operations++; |
| 72 | + } |
| 73 | + } |
| 74 | + return operations; |
| 75 | + } |
| 76 | +} |
| 77 | +``` |
| 78 | +### Python |
| 79 | + |
| 80 | +```Python |
| 81 | +class Solution: |
| 82 | + def minimumOperations(self, nums: List[int]) -> int: |
| 83 | + operations = 0 |
| 84 | + for n in nums: |
| 85 | + if n % 3 == 1 or n % 3 == 2: |
| 86 | + operations += 1 |
| 87 | + return operations |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | +``` |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | +### Conclusion |
| 92 | +This implementation efficiently computes the minimum operations required to make all elements of nums divisible by 3 by iterating through the array and counting adjustments needed based on remainders. |
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