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Given an integer K and an array arr[] of N integers, the task is to find the maximum number that can be added or subtracted any number of times from K to get all the array elements.

Examples:

Input: K = 5, N = 3, arr = {3, 7, 13}
Output: 2
Explanation: As currently K is 5 we can subtract 2 to get 3 now K become 3.
After this we will add two times 2 in 3 to form 7. Now K is 7.
After this we will add 2 three times to form 13.

Input: K = 6, N = 3, arr = {11, 6, 2}
Output: 1

 

Approach: The problem can be solved based on the following observation:

To get the maximum value, we must select the highest value which is a factor of the differences of K with all the array elements, i.e., the GCD of the differences of all the array elements with K.

Follow the below steps to solve this problem:

  • Store the difference of all the array elements from K in an array (say temp[]).
  • Iterate over the array arr[]:
    • Store the absolute difference between K and the current array element in temp[].
  • Initialize a variable (say ans = 0) to store the answer.
  • Iterate over temp[]:
    • Update answer with the GCD of ans and the current element’s value of temp[].
  • Return the value of ans as the required answer.

Below is the implementation of the above approach.

C++




// C++ code to implement the approach
 
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// Function to get the maximum value
int getMaxNum(int K, int N, vector<int>& arr)
{
    // Vector to store the differences
    vector<int> temp;
 
    // Getting the difference of K and first number
    temp.push_back(abs(K - arr[0]));
 
    // Getting the difference between other numbers
    int i, j;
    for (i = 0; i < N - 1; i++) {
        temp.push_back(abs(arr[i] - arr[i + 1]));
    }
 
    int ans = 0;
 
    // Loop to calculate the required value
    for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
        ans = __gcd(ans, temp[i]);
 
    // Return the answer
    return ans;
}
 
// Driver code
int main()
{
    int K = 6, N = 3;
    vector<int> arr = { 11, 6, 2 };
 
    // Function call
    int ans = getMaxNum(K, N, arr);
    cout << ans;
    return 0;
}


Java




/*package whatever //do not write package name here */
 
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
 
class GFG {
    // Java code to implement the approach
 
static int __gcd(int a,int b) {
    if (b == 0)
        return a;
    return __gcd(b, a % b);
}
 
// Function to get the maximum value
static int getMaxNum(int K, int N, int[] arr)
{
    // Vector to store the differences
    ArrayList<Integer> temp = new ArrayList<>();
 
    // Getting the difference of K and first number
    temp.add(Math.abs(K - arr[0]));
 
    // Getting the difference between other numbers
    int i, j;
    for (i = 0; i < N - 1; i++) {
        temp.add(Math.abs(arr[i] - arr[i + 1]));
    }
 
    int ans = 0;
 
    // Loop to calculate the required value
    for (i = 0; i < N; i++)
        ans = __gcd(ans, temp.get(i));
 
    // Return the answer
    return ans;
}
 
// Driver Code
public static void main(String args[])
{
    int K = 6, N = 3;
    int[] arr = { 11, 6, 2 };
 
    // Function call
    int ans = getMaxNum(K, N, arr);
    System.out.println(ans);
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by shinjanpatra


Python3




# Python3 code to implement the approach
 
from math import gcd
 
# Function to get the maximum value
def getMaxNum(K, N, arr) :
 
    # Vector to store the differences
    temp = [];
 
    # Getting the difference of K and first number
    temp.append(abs(K - arr[0]));
 
    # Getting the difference between other numbers
    for i in range(N-1) :
        temp.append(abs(arr[i] - arr[i + 1]));
 
    ans = 0;
 
    # Loop to calculate the required value
    for i in range(N) :
        ans = gcd(ans, temp[i]);
 
    # Return the answer
    return ans;
 
# Driver code
if __name__ == "__main__" :
 
    K = 6; N = 3;
    arr = [ 11, 6, 2];
 
    # Function call
    ans = getMaxNum(K, N, arr);
     
    print(ans);
 
    # This code is contributed by AnkThon


C#




// C# program for the above approach
 
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
 
class GFG
{
 
    static int __gcd(int a, int b)
    {
        if (b == 0)
            return a;
        return __gcd(b, a % b);
    }
 
    // Function to get the maximum value
    static int getMaxNum(int K, int N, int[] arr)
    {
        // Vector to store the differences
        List<int> temp = new List<int>();
 
        // Getting the difference of K and first number
        temp.Add(Math.Abs(K - arr[0]));
 
        // Getting the difference between other numbers
        int i;
        for (i = 0; i < N - 1; i++)
        {
            temp.Add(Math.Abs(arr[i] - arr[i + 1]));
        }
 
        int ans = 0;
 
        // Loop to calculate the required value
        for (i = 0; i < N; i++)
            ans = __gcd(ans, temp[i]);
 
        // Return the answer
        return ans;
    }
 
    // Driver Code
    public static void Main()
    {
        int K = 6, N = 3;
        int[] arr = { 11, 6, 2 };
 
        // Function call
        int ans = getMaxNum(K, N, arr);
        Console.Write(ans);
    }
}
 
// This code is contributed by gfgking


Javascript




<script>
        // JavaScript code for the above approach
 
        function __gcd(a, b) {
            if (b == 0)
                return a;
            return __gcd(b, a % b);
        }
        // Function to get the maximum value
        function getMaxNum(K, N, arr) {
            // Vector to store the differences
            let temp = [];
 
            // Getting the difference of K and first number
            temp.push(Math.abs(K - arr[0]));
 
            // Getting the difference between other numbers
            let i, j;
            for (i = 0; i < N - 1; i++) {
                temp.push(Math.abs(arr[i] - arr[i + 1]));
            }
 
            let ans = 0;
 
            // Loop to calculate the required value
            for (let i = 0; i < N; i++)
                ans = __gcd(ans, temp[i]);
 
            // Return the answer
            return ans;
        }
 
        // Driver code
 
        let K = 6, N = 3;
        let arr = [11, 6, 2];
 
        // Function call
        let ans = getMaxNum(K, N, arr);
        document.write(ans)
 
    // This code is contributed by Potta Lokesh
    </script>


Output

1

Time Complexity: O(N * logD) where D is the maximum difference of an array element with K
Auxiliary Space: O(N)



Last Updated : 15 Jun, 2022
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