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Given an array arr[] and an integer K, find the maximum number of pairs that can be made such that one element is K times the other i.e, arr[i]=K*arr[j].

Examples:

Input: arr[] = {1, 2, 1, 2, 4} K = 2
Output: 2
Explanation: There are two possible ways to construct pairs: ({1, 2}, {1, 2}) and ({1, 2}, {2, 4}).

Input: a = {5, 4, 3, 2, 1} K = 2
Output: 1
Explanation: We can construct either set {1, 2} or set {2, 4}.

Approach: Sort the given array arr[] and check all the possible pairs of the array arr[] and check if a given (i, j) arr[i]=2*arr[j]. Follow the steps below to solve the problem:

  • Sort the array arr[] using the sort function in C++ STL.
  • Initialize a vector used to keep the count of already used elements.
  • Initialize the variable ans as 0 to store the count of all possible pairs.
  • Iterate over the range [0, N-1] using the variable i  and perform the following steps: 
    • Iterate over the range [l, N-1] using the variable j and do the following:
      • If the value of used[j] and used[i] are false and arr[j]=K*arr[i], then, set the value of used[i] and used[j] to true and increase the value of ans by 1 and break the loop.
  • Finally, after completing the above steps, print the value of ans.

Below is the implementation of the above approach:

C++




// C++ program for the above approach.
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// Function to find the maximum number
// of pairs.
int maxPairs(vector<int> a, int k)
{
    // Sort the array.
    sort(a.begin(), a.end());
    int n = a.size(), ans = 0;
 
    // mark as used
    vector<bool> used(n);
 
    // iterate over all elements
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        for (int j = i + 1; j < n; j++) {
 
            // if condition is satisfied,
            // pair the elements
            if (!used[j]
                && a[j] == k * a[i]
                && !used[i]) {
                used[j] = used[i] = true;
                ans++;
                break;
            }
        }
    }
 
    return ans;
}
 
// Driver Code
int32_t main()
{
    vector<int> a{ 1, 2, 1, 2, 4 };
    int k = 2;
    cout << maxPairs(a, k);
    return 0;
}


Java




// Java program for the above approach.
 
 
import java.util.Arrays;
 
class GFG {
 
    // Function to find the maximum number
    // of pairs.
public static int maxPairs(int[] a, int k)
{
    // Sort the array.
    Arrays.sort(a);
    int n = a.length, ans = 0;
 
    // mark as used
    boolean[] used = new boolean[n];
 
 
    // iterate over all elements
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        for (int j = i + 1; j < n; j++) {
 
            // if condition is satisfied,
            // pair the elements
            if (!used[j]
                && a[j] == k * a[i]
                && !used[i]) {
                used[i] =  true;
                used[j] = used[i];
                ans++;
                break;
            }
        }
    }
 
    return ans;
}
 
    // Driver Code
    public static void main(String args[])
    {
        int[] a = {1, 2, 1, 2, 4};
        int k = 2;
        System.out.println(maxPairs(a, k));
    }
}
 
// This code is contributed by _saurabh_jaiswal.


Python3




# Python Program for the above approach
 
# Function to find the maximum number
# of pairs.
def maxPairs(a, k):
 
    # Sort the array.
    a.sort()
    n = len(a)
    ans = 0
 
    # mark as used
    used = [False] * n
 
    # iterate over all elements
    for i in range(0, n):
        for j in range(i + 1, n):
 
            # if condition is satisfied,
            # pair the elements
            if (used[j] == False and a[j] == k * a[i] and used[i] == False):
                used[j] = used[j] = True
                ans += 1
                break
 
    return ans
 
# Driver Code
a = [1, 2, 1, 2, 4]
k = 2
print(maxPairs(a, k))
 
# This code is contributed by _saurabh_jaiswal


C#




// C# program for the above approach.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
 
class GFG{
 
// Function to find the maximum number
// of pairs.
static int maxPairs(List<int> a, int k)
{
   
    // Sort the array.
    a.Sort();
    int n = a.Count, ans = 0;
 
    // mark as used
    int [] Ar = new int[n];
    List<int> used = new List<int>(Ar);
 
    // iterate over all elements
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        for (int j = i + 1; j < n; j++) {
 
            // if condition is satisfied,
            // pair the elements
            if (used[j]==0
                && a[j] == k * a[i]
                && used[i]==0) {
                used[j] = used[i] = 1;
                ans++;
                break;
            }
        }
    }
 
    return ans;
}
 
// Driver Code
  public static void Main(){
    List<int> a = new List<int>(){ 1, 2, 1, 2, 4 };
    int k = 2;
    Console.Write(maxPairs(a, k));
  }
}
 
// This code is contributed by SURENDRA_GANGWAR.


Javascript




<script>
        // JavaScript Program for the above approach
 
        // Function to find the maximum number
        // of pairs.
        function maxPairs(a, k)
        {
         
            // Sort the array.
            a.sort(function (x, y) { return x - y });
            let n = a.length, ans = 0;
 
            // mark as used
            let used = new Array(n).fill(false);
 
            // iterate over all elements
            for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
                for (let j = i + 1; j < n; j++) {
 
                    // if condition is satisfied,
                    // pair the elements
                    if (used[j] == false && a[j] == k * a[i] && used[i] == false) {
                        used[j] = used[j] = true;
                        ans++;
                        break;
                    }
                }
            }
 
            return ans;
        }
 
        // Driver Code
        let a = [1, 2, 1, 2, 4];
        let k = 2;
        document.write(maxPairs(a, k));
         
    // This code is contributed by Potta Lokesh
    </script>


Output

2

Time Complexity: O(N^2)
Space Complexity: O(N)



Last Updated : 31 Aug, 2021
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