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---
id: find-the-missing-number
title: Find the Missing Number Problem (gfg)
sidebar_label: 0005 - Find the Missing Number
tags:
- Intermediate
- Array
- Mathematical
- GeeksforGeeks
- CPP
- Python
- DSA
description: "This tutorial covers the solution to the Find the Missing Number problem from the GeeksforGeeks website, featuring implementations in Python and C++."
---
## Problem Description

Given an array containing `n-1` distinct numbers taken from 1 to `n`, find the one number that is missing from the array.

## Examples

**Example 1:**

```
Input: array = [3, 1, 4]
Output: 2
Explanation: The missing number is 2.
```

**Example 2:**

```
Input: array = [5, 3, 1, 2]
Output: 4
Explanation: The missing number is 4.
```

## Your Task

You don't need to read input or print anything. Your task is to complete the function `missingNumber()` which takes the size `n` of the range and the array `arr` as inputs and returns the missing number.

Expected Time Complexity: $O(n)$

Expected Auxiliary Space: $O(1)$

## Constraints

* `2 ≤ n ≤ 10^6`
* `1 ≤ array[i] ≤ n`
* All elements of the array are distinct.

## Problem Explanation

The problem is to find the missing number from an array of `n-1` elements which contains distinct numbers from 1 to `n`. The missing number is the one number that is not present in the array.

## Code Implementation

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<TabItem value="Python" label="Python" default>
<SolutionAuthor name="@YourUsername"/>

```py
class Solution:
def missingNumber(self, n, arr):
# Calculate the expected sum of the first n natural numbers
total_sum = n * (n + 1) // 2

# Calculate the sum of the elements in the array
arr_sum = sum(arr)

# The missing number is the difference between the expected sum and the array sum
return total_sum - arr_sum

# Example usage
if __name__ == "__main__":
solution = Solution()
print(solution.missingNumber(4, [3, 1, 4])) # Expected output: 2
print(solution.missingNumber(5, [5, 3, 1, 2])) # Expected output: 4
```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="C++" label="C++">
<SolutionAuthor name="@YourUsername"/>

```cpp
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;

class Solution {
public:
int missingNumber(int n, vector<int>& arr) {
// Calculate the expected sum of the first n natural numbers
int total_sum = n * (n + 1) / 2;

// Calculate the sum of the elements in the array
int arr_sum = 0;
for (int num : arr) {
arr_sum += num;
}

// The missing number is the difference between the expected sum and the array sum
return total_sum - arr_sum;
}
};

// Example usage
int main() {
int t;
cin >> t;
while (t--) {
int n;
cin >> n;

vector<int> arr(n - 1);
for (int i = 0; i < n - 1; ++i)
cin >> arr[i];
Solution obj;
cout << obj.missingNumber(n, arr) << "\n";
}
return 0;
}
```

</TabItem>
</Tabs>

## Example Walkthrough

For the array `array = [3, 1, 4]` with `n = 4`:

1. The expected sum of the first 4 natural numbers is `4 * (4 + 1) / 2 = 10`.
2. The sum of the array elements is `3 + 1 + 4 = 8`.
3. The missing number is `10 - 8 = 2`.

For the array `array = [5, 3, 1, 2]` with `n = 5`:

1. The expected sum of the first 5 natural numbers is `5 * (5 + 1) / 2 = 15`.
2. The sum of the array elements is `5 + 3 + 1 + 2 = 11`.
3. The missing number is `15 - 11 = 4`.

## Solution Logic:

1. Calculate the expected sum of the first `n` natural numbers using the formula `n * (n + 1) / 2`.
2. Calculate the sum of the elements in the given array.
3. The missing number is the difference between the expected sum and the sum of the array elements.

## Time Complexity

* The time complexity is $O(n)$, where n is the size of the input array.

## Space Complexity

* The auxiliary space complexity is $O(1)$ because we are not using any extra space proportional to the size of the input array.

## References

- **gfg Problem:** [gfg Problem](https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/problems/missing-number-in-array1416/1?page=1&difficulty=Easy&sortBy=submissions)
- **Solution Author:** [arunimad6yuq](https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/user/arunimad6yuq/)
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