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Given a positive integer N, the task is to check if the given number N can be represented as the product of two positive perfect cubes or not. If it is possible, then print “Yes”. Otherwise, print “No”.

Examples:

Input: N = 216
Output: Yes
Explanation:
The given number N(= 216) can be represented as 8 * 27 =  23 * 33.
Therefore, print Yes.

Input: N = 10
Output: No

Approach: The simplest approach to solve the given problem is to store the perfect cubes of all numbers from 1 to cubic root of N in a Map and check if N can be represented as the product of two numbers present in the Map or not

Follow the steps below to solve the problem:

  • Initialize an ordered map, say cubes, that stores the perfect cubes in sorted order.
  • Traverse the map and check if there exists any pair whose product is N, then print “Yes”. Otherwise, print “No”.

Below is the implementation of the above approach:

C++




// C++ program for the above approach
 
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// Function to check if N can
// be represented as the product
// of two perfect cubes or not
void productOfTwoPerfectCubes(int N)
{
    // Stores the perfect cubes
    map<int, int> cubes;
 
    for (int i = 1;
         i * i * i <= N; i++)
        cubes[i * i * i] = i;
 
    // Traverse the Map
    for (auto itr = cubes.begin();
         itr != cubes.end();
         itr++) {
 
        // Stores the first number
        int firstNumber = itr->first;
 
        if (N % itr->first == 0) {
 
            // Stores the second number
            int secondNumber = N / itr->first;
 
            // Search the pair for the
            // first number to obtain
            // product N from the Map
            if (cubes.find(secondNumber)
                != cubes.end()) {
                cout << "Yes";
                return;
            }
        }
    }
 
    // If N cannot be represented
    // as the product of the two
    // positive perfect cubes
    cout << "No";
}
 
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    int N = 216;
    productOfTwoPerfectCubes(N);
 
    return 0;
}


Java




// Java program for the above approach
import java.lang.*;
import java.util.*;
 
class GFG{
     
// Function to check if N can
// be represented as the product
// of two perfect cubes or not
static void productOfTwoPerfectCubes(int N)
{
     
    // Stores the perfect cubes
    Map<Integer, Integer> cubes = new HashMap<>();
 
    for(int i = 1; i * i * i <= N; i++)
        cubes.put(i * i * i,i);
 
    // Traverse the Map
    for(Map.Entry<Integer,
                  Integer> itr: cubes.entrySet())
    {
         
        // Stores the first number
        int firstNumber = itr.getKey();
 
        if (N % itr.getKey() == 0)
        {
             
            // Stores the second number
            int secondNumber = N / itr.getKey();
 
            // Search the pair for the
            // first number to obtain
            // product N from the Map
            if (cubes.containsKey(secondNumber))
            {
                System.out.println("Yes");
                return;
            }
        }
    }
 
    // If N cannot be represented
    // as the product of the two
    // positive perfect cubes
    System.out.println("No");
}
 
// Driver code
public static void main(String[] args)
{
    int N = 216;
     
    productOfTwoPerfectCubes(N);
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by offbeat


Python3




# Python3 program for the above approach
 
# Function to check if N can
# be represented as the product
# of two perfect cubes or not
def productOfTwoPerfectCubes(N):
 
    # Stores the perfect cubes
    cubes = {}
 
    i = 1
     
    while i * i * i <= N:
        cubes[i * i * i] = i
        i += 1
 
    # Traverse the Map
    for itr in cubes:
 
        # Stores the first number
        firstNumber = itr
 
        if (N % itr == 0):
 
            # Stores the second number
            secondNumber = N // itr
 
            # Search the pair for the
            # first number to obtain
            # product N from the Map
            if (secondNumber in cubes):
                print("Yes")
                return
 
    # If N cannot be represented
    # as the product of the two
    # positive perfect cubes
    print("No")
 
# Driver Code
if __name__ == "__main__":
     
    N = 216
     
    productOfTwoPerfectCubes(N)
 
# This code is contributed by mohit ukasp


C#




// C# program for the above approach
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
 
class GFG{
  
 // Function to check if N can
// be represented as the product
// of two perfect cubes or not
static void productOfTwoPerfectCubes(int N)
{
    // Stores the perfect cubes
    Dictionary<int,int> cubes = new Dictionary<int,int>();
 
    for (int i = 1; i * i * i <= N; i++){
       cubes.Add(i * i * i, i);
    }
 
    // Traverse the Map
    foreach(KeyValuePair<int, int> kvp in cubes)
   {
 
        // Stores the first number
        int firstNumber = kvp.Key;
 
        if (N % kvp.Key == 0) {
 
            // Stores the second number
            int secondNumber = N / kvp.Key;
 
            // Search the pair for the
            // first number to obtain
            // product N from the Map
            if (cubes.ContainsKey(secondNumber)) {
                Console.Write("Yes");
                return;
            }
        }
    }
 
    // If N cannot be represented
    // as the product of the two
    // positive perfect cubes
    Console.Write("No");
}
 
// Driver Code
public static void Main()
{
    int N = 216;
    productOfTwoPerfectCubes(N);
 
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by ipg2016107..


Javascript




<script>
 
// Javascript program for the above approach
 
// Function to check if N can
// be represented as the product
// of two perfect cubes or not
function productOfTwoPerfectCubes(N)
{
     
    // Stores the perfect cubes
    let cubes = new Map();
  
    for(let i = 1; i * i * i <= N; i++)
        cubes.set(i * i * i, i);
  
    // Traverse the Map
    for(let [key, value] of cubes.entries())
    {
         
        // Stores the first number
        let firstNumber = key;
  
        if (N % key == 0)
        {
              
            // Stores the second number
            let secondNumber = N / key;
  
            // Search the pair for the
            // first number to obtain
            // product N from the Map
            if (cubes.has(secondNumber))
            {
                document.write("Yes<br>");
                return;
            }
        }
    }
  
    // If N cannot be represented
    // as the product of the two
    // positive perfect cubes
    document.write("No<br>");
}
 
// Driver code
let N = 216;
      
productOfTwoPerfectCubes(N);
 
// This code is contributed by avanitrachhadiya2155
 
</script>


Output

Yes






Time Complexity: O(N1/3 * log(N))  
Auxiliary Space: O(N1/3)

Efficient Approach: The above approach can also be optimized based on the observation that only perfect cubes can be represented as a product of 2 perfect cubes.

Let the two numbers be x and y such that x3 * y3= N — (1)
Equation (1) can be written as:
=> (x*y)3 = N
Taking cube root both sides, 
=> x*y = (N)1/3 — (2)
For equation (2) to be true, N should be a perfect cube.

So, the problem is reduced to check if N is a perfect cube or not. If found to be true, print “Yes”, else “No”.

Below is the implementation of the above approach:

C++




// C++ program for the above approach
 
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// Function to check if the number N
// can be represented as the product
// of two perfect cubes or not
void productOfTwoPerfectCubes(int N)
{
    int cube_root;
    cube_root = round(cbrt(N));
 
    // If cube of cube_root is N
    if (cube_root * cube_root
            * cube_root
        == N) {
 
        cout << "Yes";
        return;
    }
 
    // Otherwise, print No
    else {
        cout << "No";
        return;
    }
}
 
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    int N = 216;
    productOfTwoPerfectCubes(N);
 
    return 0;
}


Java




// Java program for the above approach
import java.lang.*;
 
class GFG{
     
// Function to check if the number N
// can be represented as the product
// of two perfect cubes or not
public static void productOfTwoPerfectCubes(double N)
{
    double cube_root;
    cube_root = Math.round(Math.cbrt(N));
 
    // If cube of cube_root is N
    if (cube_root * cube_root * cube_root == N)
    {
        System.out.println("Yes");
        return;
    }
 
    // Otherwise, print No
    else
    {
        System.out.println("No");
        return;
    }
}
 
// Driver Code
public static void main(String args[])
{
    double N = 216;
     
    productOfTwoPerfectCubes(N);
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by SoumikMondal


Python3




# Python3 program for the above approach
 
# Function to check if the number N
# can be represented as the product
# of two perfect cubes or not
def productOfTwoPerfectCubes(N):
     
    cube_root = round((N) ** (1 / 3))
    print(cube_root)
 
    # If cube of cube_root is N
    if (cube_root * cube_root * cube_root == N):
        print("Yes")
        return
     
    # Otherwise, print No
    else:
        print("No")
        return
 
# Driver Code
if __name__ == '__main__':
     
    N = 216
     
    productOfTwoPerfectCubes(N)
 
# This code is contributed by mohit kumar 29


C#




// C# program for the above approach
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
 
class GFG{
     
// Function to check if the number N
// can be represented as the product
// of two perfect cubes or not
public static void productOfTwoPerfectCubes(double N)
{
    double cube_root;
    cube_root = Math.Round(Math.Cbrt(N));
 
    // If cube of cube_root is N
    if (cube_root * cube_root * cube_root == N)
    {
        Console.Write("Yes");
        return;
    }
 
    // Otherwise, print No
    else
    {
        Console.Write("No");
        return;
    }
}
 
// Driver Code
static public void Main()
{
    double N = 216;
     
    productOfTwoPerfectCubes(N);
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by mohit kumar 29.


Javascript




<script>
 
// Javascript program for the above approach
 
// Function to check if the number N
// can be represented as the product
// of two perfect cubes or not
function productOfTwoPerfectCubes(N)
{
    var cube_root;
    cube_root = Math.round(Math.cbrt(N));
 
    // If cube of cube_root is N
    if (cube_root * cube_root * cube_root == N)
    {
        document.write("Yes");
        return;
    }
 
    // Otherwise, print No
    else
    {
        document.write("No");
        return;
    }
}
 
// Driver code
var N = 216;
productOfTwoPerfectCubes(N);
 
// This code is contributed by Ankita saini
 
</script>


Output

Yes






Time Complexity: O(N1/3)
Auxiliary Space: O(1)

Approach 3: Brute Force Approach:

The above implementation checks all possible pairs of perfect cubes (up to the cube root of N) to see if their product is equal to N. If a pair is found, then N can be expressed as the product of two perfect cubes. Otherwise, N cannot be expressed as the product of two perfect cubes. The time complexity of this implementation is O(N^(1/3)*N^(1/3)) = O(N^(2/3)), and the space complexity is O(1). This approach is not very efficient for large values of N because it performs a large number of checks, but it is simple and easy to implement.

Here is the code for above approach:

C++




#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// Function to check if the number N
// can be represented as the product
// of two perfect cubes or not
void productOfTwoPerfectCubes(int N)
{
    // Check all possible pairs of perfect cubes
    for(int i=1;i<=cbrt(N);i++){
        for(int j=1;j<=cbrt(N);j++){
            int val = i*i*i*j*j*j;
            if(val == N){
                cout<<"Yes";
                return;
            }
        }
    }
     
    // If no such pair exists, print No
    cout<<"No";
}
 
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    int N = 216;
    productOfTwoPerfectCubes(N);
    return 0;
}


Java




import java.util.*;
 
public class Main {
// Function to check if the number N
// can be represented as the product
// of two perfect cubes or not
static void productOfTwoPerfectCubes(int N) {
    // Check all possible pairs of perfect cubes
    for (int i = 1; i <= Math.cbrt(N); i++) {
        for (int j = 1; j <= Math.cbrt(N); j++) {
            int val = i * i * i * j * j * j;
            if (val == N) {
                System.out.println("Yes");
                return;
            }
        }
    }
    // If no such pair exists, print No
    System.out.println("No");
}
 
// Driver Code
public static void main(String[] args) {
    int N = 216;
    productOfTwoPerfectCubes(N);
}
}


Python3




# Function to check if the number N
# can be represented as the product
# of two perfect cubes or not
def productOfTwoPerfectCubes(N):
    # Check all possible pairs of perfect cubes
    for i in range(1, int(N ** (1/3)) + 1):
        for j in range(1, int(N ** (1/3)) + 1):
            val = i ** 3 * j ** 3
            if val == N:
                print("Yes")
                return
     
    # If no such pair exists, print No
    print("No")
 
# Driver Code
N = 216
productOfTwoPerfectCubes(N)
 
# This code is contributed by shivamgupta310570


C#




using System;
 
class Program
{
    // Function to check if the number N
    // can be represented as the product
    // of two perfect cubes or not
    static void ProductOfTwoPerfectCubes(int N)
    {
        // Check all possible pairs of perfect cubes
        for (int i = 1; i <= Math.Ceiling(Math.Pow(N, 1.0 / 3)); i++)
        {
            for (int j = 1; j <= Math.Ceiling(Math.Pow(N, 1.0 / 3)); j++)
            {
                int val = i * i * i * j * j * j;
                if (val == N)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Yes");
                    return;
                }
            }
        }
 
        // If no such pair exists, print No
        Console.WriteLine("No");
    }
 
    // Driver Code
    static void Main()
    {
        int N = 216;
        ProductOfTwoPerfectCubes(N);
    }
}


Javascript




// Function to check if the number N
// can be represented as the product
// of two perfect cubes or not
function productOfTwoPerfectCubes(N) {
    // Check all possible pairs of perfect cubes
    for (let i = 1; i <= Math.cbrt(N); i++) {
        for (let j = 1; j <= Math.cbrt(N); j++) {
            let val = i * i * i * j * j * j;
            if (val === N) {
                console.log("Yes");
                return;
            }
        }
    }
    // If no such pair exists, print No
    console.log("No");
}
// Driver Code
let N = 216;
productOfTwoPerfectCubes(N);


Output

Yes






Time Complexity: O(N1/3 * log(N))  
Auxiliary Space: O(1)



Last Updated : 16 Oct, 2023
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