Number of n-digits non-decreasing integers

Given an integer n > 0, which denotes the number of digits, the task to find total number of n-digit positive integers which are non-decreasing in nature.
A non-decreasing integer is a one in which all the digits from left to right are in non-decreasing form. ex: 1234, 1135, ..etc.
Note :Leading zeros also count in non-decreasing integers such as 0000, 0001, 0023, etc are also non-decreasing integers of 4-digits.

Examples :

Input : n = 1
Output : 10
Numbers are 0, 1, 2, ...9.

Input : n = 2
Output : 55

Input : n = 4
Output : 715



Naive Approach : We generate all possible n-digit numbers and then for each number we check whether it is non-decreasing or not.

Time Complexity : (n*10^n), where 10^n is for generating all possible n-digits number and n is for checking whether a particular number is non-decreasing or not.

Dynamic Programming :
If we fill digits one by one from left to right, following conditions hold.

  1. If current last digit is 9, we can fill only 9s in remaining places. So only one solution is possible if current last digit is 9.
  2. If current last digit is less than 9, then we can recursively compute count using following formula. 
    a[i][j] = a[i-1][j] + a[i][j + 1] 
         For every digit j smaller than 9.

We consider previous length count and count
to be increased by all greater digits.

We build a matrix a[][] where a[i][j] = count of all valid i-digit non-decreasing integers with j or greater than j as the leading digit. The solution is based on below observations. We fill this matrix column-wise, first calculating a[1][9] then using this value to compute a[2][8] and so on.
At any instant if we wish to calculate a[i][j] means number of i-digits non-decreasing integers with leading digit as j or digit greater than j, we should add up a[i-1][j] (number of i-1 digit integers which should start from j or greater digit, because in this case if we place j as its left most digit then our number will be i-digit non-decreasing number) and a[i][j+1] (number of i-digit integers which should start with digit equals to greater than j+1). So, a[i][j] = a[i-1][j] + a[i][j+1].

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// C++ program for counting n digit numbers with
// non decreasing digits
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
  
// Returns count of non- decreasing numbers with
// n digits.
int nonDecNums(int n)
{
    /* a[i][j] = count of all possible number
       with i digits having leading digit as j */
    int a[n + 1][10];
  
    // Initialization of all 0-digit number
    for (int i = 0; i <= 9; i++)
        a[0][i] = 1;
  
    /* Initialization of all i-digit
      non-decreasing number leading with 9*/
    for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++)
        a[i][9] = 1;
  
    /* for all digits we should calculate
      number of ways depending upon leading
      digits*/
    for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++)
        for (int j = 8; j >= 0; j--)
            a[i][j] = a[i - 1][j] + a[i][j + 1];
  
    return a[n][0];
}
  
// driver program
int main()
{
    int n = 2;
    cout << "Non-decreasing digits = "
         << nonDecNums(n) << endl;
    return 0;
}

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// Java program for counting n digit numbers with 


// non decreasing digits 


import java.io.*; 


  


class GFG { 


  


    // Function that returns count of non- decreasing numbers 


    // with n digits 


    static int nonDecNums(int n) 


    { 


        // a[i][j] = count of all possible number 


        // with i digits having leading digit as j 


        int[][] a = new int[n + 1][10]; 


  


        // Initialization of all 0-digit number 


        for (int i = 0; i <= 9; i++) 


            a[0][i] = 1; 


  


        // Initialization of all i-digit 


        // non-decreasing number leading with 9 


        for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) 


            a[i][9] = 1; 


  


        // for all digits we should calculate 


        // number of ways depending upon leading 


        // digits 


        for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) 


            for (int j = 8; j >= 0; j--) 


                a[i][j] = a[i - 1][j] + a[i][j + 1]; 


  


        return a[n][0]; 


    } 


  


    // driver program 


    public static void main(String[] args) 


    { 


        int n = 2; 


        System.out.println("Non-decreasing digits = " + nonDecNums(n)); 


    } 


} 


  


// Contributed by Pramod Kumar 



















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# Python3 program for counting n digit  


# numbers with non decreasing digits  


import numpy as np 


  


# Returns count of non- decreasing  


# numbers with n digits.  


def nonDecNums(n) : 


          


    # a[i][j] = count of all possible number  


    # with i digits having leading digit as j  


    a = np.zeros((n + 1, 10))  


  


    # Initialization of all 0-digit number  


    for i in range(10) : 


        a[0][i] = 1


  


    # Initialization of all i-digit  


    # non-decreasing number leading with 9 


    for i in range(1, n + 1) :  


        a[i][9] = 1


  


    # for all digits we should calculate  


    # number of ways depending upon  


    # leading digits 


    for i in range(1, n + 1) : 


        for j in range(8, -1, -1) :  


            a[i][j] = a[i - 1][j] + a[i][j + 1] 


  


    return int(a[n][0])  


  


# Driver Code  


if __name__ == "__main__" :  


  


    n = 2


    print("Non-decreasing digits = ",  


                       nonDecNums(n)) 


  


# This code is contributed by Ryuga 



















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// C# function to find number of diagonals 


// in n sided convex polygon 


using System; 


  


class GFG { 


      


    // Function that returns count of non-  


    // decreasing numbers with n digits 


    static int nonDecNums(int n) 


    { 


        // a[i][j] = count of all possible number 


        // with i digits having leading digit as j 


        int[, ] a = new int[n + 1, 10]; 


  


        // Initialization of all 0-digit number 


        for (int i = 0; i <= 9; i++) 


            a[0, i] = 1; 


  


        // Initialization of all i-digit 


        // non-decreasing number leading with 9 


        for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) 


            a[i, 9] = 1; 


  


        // for all digits we should calculate 


        // number of ways depending upon leading 


        // digits 


        for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) 


            for (int j = 8; j >= 0; j--) 


                a[i, j] = a[i - 1, j] + a[i, j + 1]; 


  


        return a[n, 0]; 


    } 


  


    // driver program 


    public static void Main() 


    { 


        int n = 2; 


        Console.WriteLine("Non-decreasing digits = " +  


                                       nonDecNums(n)); 


    } 


} 


  


// This code is contributed by Sam007 



















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<?php 


// PHP program for counting  


// n digit numbers with 


// non decreasing digits 


  


// Returns count of non-  


// decreasing numbers with 


// n digits. 


  


function nonDecNums($n) 


{ 


    /* a[i][j] = count of  


    all possible number 


    with i digits having  


    leading digit as j */


  


    // Initialization of  


    // all 0-digit number 


    for ($i = 0; $i <= 9; $i++) 


        $a[0][$i] = 1; 


  


    /* Initialization of all  


    i-digit non-decreasing  


    number leading with 9*/


    for ($i = 1; $i <= $n; $i++) 


        $a[$i][9] = 1; 


  


    /* for all digits we should  


    calculate number of ways  


    depending upon leading digits*/


    for ($i = 1; $i <= $n; $i++) 


        for ($j = 8; $j >= 0; $j--) 


            $a[$i][$j] = $a[$i - 1][$j] +  


                         $a[$i][$j + 1]; 


  


    return $a[$n][0]; 


} 


  


// Driver Code 


$n = 2; 


echo "Non-decreasing digits = ", 


            nonDecNums($n),"\n"; 


  


// This code is contributed by m_kit 


?> 



















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Output :


Non-decreasing digits = 55



Time Complexity : O(10*n) equivalent to O(n).


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