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Check if a given number N is a perfect square or not. If yes then return the number of which it is a perfect square, Else print -1.

Examples: 

Input: N = 4900 
Output 70 
Explanation: 
4900 is a perfect square number of 70 because 70 * 70 = 4900

Input: N = 81 
Output:
Explanation: 
81 is a perfect square number of 9 because 9 * 9 = 81 
 

Approach: To solve the problem mentioned above we will use the Binary Search Algorithm.  

  • Find the mid element from the start and last value and compare the value of the square of mid(mid*mid) with N.
  • If it is equal then return the mid otherwise check if the square(mid*mid) is greater than N then recursive call with the same start value but changed last to mid-1 value and if the square(mid*mid) is less than the N then recursive call with the same last value but changed start value.
  • If the N is not a square root then return -1.

Below is the implementation of above approach: 

C++




// C++ program to check if a
// given number is Perfect
// square using Binary Search
 
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
 
// function to check for
// perfect square number
int checkPerfectSquare(
    long int N,
    long int start,
    long int last)
{
    // Find the mid value
    // from start and last
    long int mid = (start + last) / 2;
 
    if (start > last) {
        return -1;
    }
 
    // check if we got the number which
    // is square root of the perfect
    // square number N
    if (mid * mid == N) {
        return mid;
    }
 
    // if the square(mid) is greater than N
    // it means only lower values then mid
    // will be possibly the square root of N
    else if (mid * mid > N) {
        return checkPerfectSquare(
            N, start, mid - 1);
    }
 
    // if the square(mid) is less than N
    // it means only higher values then mid
    // will be possibly the square root of N
    else {
        return checkPerfectSquare(
            N, mid + 1, last);
    }
}
 
// Driver code
int main()
{
    long int N = 65;
 
    cout << checkPerfectSquare(N, 1, N);
    return 0;
}


Java




// Java program to check if a
// given number is Perfect
// square using Binary Search
import java.util.*;
 
class GFG {
 
// Function to check for
// perfect square number
static int checkPerfectSquare(long N,
                              long start,
                              long last)
{
    // Find the mid value
    // from start and last
    long mid = (start + last) / 2;
 
    if (start > last)
    {
        return -1;
    }
 
    // Check if we got the number which
    // is square root of the perfect
    // square number N
    if (mid * mid == N)
    {
        return (int)mid;
    }
 
    // If the square(mid) is greater than N
    // it means only lower values then mid
    // will be possibly the square root of N
    else if (mid * mid > N)
    {
        return checkPerfectSquare(N, start,
                                  mid - 1);
    }
 
    // If the square(mid) is less than N
    // it means only higher values then mid
    // will be possibly the square root of N
    else
    {
        return checkPerfectSquare(N, mid + 1,
                                  last);
    }
}
 
// Driver code
public static void main(String[] args)
{
    long N = 65;
    System.out.println(checkPerfectSquare(N, 1, N));
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by offbeat


Python3




# Python3 program to check if a
# given number is perfect
# square using Binary Search
 
# Function to check for
# perfect square number
def checkPerfectSquare(N, start, last):
 
    # Find the mid value
    # from start and last
    mid = int((start + last) / 2)
 
    if (start > last):
        return -1
 
    # Check if we got the number which
    # is square root of the perfect
    # square number N
    if (mid * mid == N):
        return mid
 
    # If the square(mid) is greater than N
    # it means only lower values then mid
    # will be possibly the square root of N
    elif (mid * mid > N):
        return checkPerfectSquare(N, start,
                                  mid - 1)
 
    # If the square(mid) is less than N
    # it means only higher values then mid
    # will be possibly the square root of N
    else:
        return checkPerfectSquare(N, mid + 1,
                                  last)
 
# Driver code
N = 65
print (checkPerfectSquare(N, 1, N))
 
# This code is contributed by PratikBasu


C#




// C# program to check if a
// given number is Perfect
// square using Binary Search
using System;
 
class GFG{
 
// Function to check for
// perfect square number
public static int checkPerfectSquare(int N,
                                     int start,
                                     int last)
{
    // Find the mid value
    // from start and last
    int mid = (start + last) / 2;
 
    if (start > last)
    {
        return -1;
    }
 
    // Check if we got the number which
    // is square root of the perfect
    // square number N
    if (mid * mid == N)
    {
        return mid;
    }
 
    // If the square(mid) is greater than N
    // it means only lower values then mid
    // will be possibly the square root of N
    else if (mid * mid > N)
    {
        return checkPerfectSquare(N, start,
                                  mid - 1);
    }
 
    // If the square(mid) is less than N
    // it means only higher values then mid
    // will be possibly the square root of N
    else
    {
        return checkPerfectSquare(N, mid + 1,
                                  last);
    }
}
 
// Driver code
public static int Main()
{
    int N = 65;
 
    Console.Write(checkPerfectSquare(N, 1, N));
    return 0;
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by sayesha


Javascript




<script>
 
// Javascript program to check if a
// given number is Perfect
// square using Binary Search
 
// Function to check for
// perfect square number
function checkPerfectSquare(N, start, last)
{
     
    // Find the mid value
    // from start and last
    let mid = parseInt((start + last) / 2);
 
    if (start > last)
    {
        return -1;
    }
 
    // Check if we got the number which
    // is square root of the perfect
    // square number N
    if (mid * mid == N)
    {
        return mid;
    }
 
    // If the square(mid) is greater than N
    // it means only lower values then mid
    // will be possibly the square root of N
    else if (mid * mid > N)
    {
        return checkPerfectSquare(
            N, start, mid - 1);
    }
 
    // If the square(mid) is less than N
    // it means only higher values then mid
    // will be possibly the square root of N
    else
    {
        return checkPerfectSquare(
            N, mid + 1, last);
    }
}
 
// Driver code
let N = 65;
 
document.write(checkPerfectSquare(N, 1, N));
 
// This code is contributed by rishavmahato348
 
</script>


Output: 

-1

 

Time Complexity: O(Logn)
Auxiliary Space: O(Logn) for recursive stack space.
 



Last Updated : 25 Sep, 2022
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