Python Program for Find remainder of array multiplication divided by n
Given multiple numbers and a number n, the task is to print the remainder after multiply all the number divide by n.
Examples:
Input : arr[] = {100, 10, 5, 25, 35, 14}, n = 11 Output : 9 100 x 10 x 5 x 25 x 35 x 14 = 61250000 % 11 = 9
Naive approach: First multiple all the numbers then take % by n then find the remainder, But in this approach, if the number is maximum of 2^64 then it gives the wrong answer.
Approach that avoids overflow : First take a remainder or individual number like arr[i] % n. Then multiply the remainder with the current result. After multiplication, again take the remainder to avoid overflow. This works because of the distributive properties of modular arithmetic. ( a * b) % c = ( ( a % c ) * ( b % c ) ) % c
#to use reduce function import reduce from functools
from functools import reduce
def find_remainder(arr,n):
#use the reduce function to calculate sum
sum_1=reduce(lambda x,y: x*y,arr)
remainder=sum_1%n
print(remainder)
arr=[100,10,5,25,35,14]
n=11
find_remainder(arr,n)
Output:
9
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