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Given two integers M and N, the task is to create a list of M non-negative integers whose sum is N. In case when more than one list is possible, find any one.
Examples: 
 

Input: M = 4, N = 8 
Output: 1 3 3 1 
1 + 3 + 3 + 1 = 8
Input: M = 5, N = 3 
Output: 0 1 1 0 1 
 

 

Approach: To get a complete random list of integers, create an array of size M where every element is initialised with 0. Now run a loop from 0 to N – 1 and increment any randomly chosen element from the array by 1 using the rand() function. This way, sum of the resultant list will be N.
Below is the implementation of the above approach: 
 

C++




// C++ implementation of the approach
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// Utility function to print the
// elements of an array
void printArr(int arr[], int n)
{
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
        cout << arr[i] << " ";
}
 
// Function to generate a list of
// m random non-negative integers
// whose sum is n
void randomList(int m, int n)
{
 
    // Create an array of size m where
    // every element is initialized to 0
    int arr[m] = { 0 };
    srand(time(0));
 
    // To make the sum of the final list as n
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
 
        // Increment any random element
        // from the array by 1
        arr[rand() % m]++;
    }
 
    // Print the generated list
    printArr(arr, m);
}
 
// Driver code
int main()
{
    int m = 4, n = 8;
 
    randomList(m, n);
 
    return 0;
}


Java




// Java implementation of the approach
class GFG
{
     
// Utility function to print the
// elements of an array
static void printArr(int arr[], int n)
{
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
        System.out.print(arr[i] + " ");
}
 
// Function to generate a list of
// m random non-negative integers
// whose sum is n
static void randomList(int m, int n)
{
 
    // Create an array of size m where
    // every element is initialized to 0
    int arr[] = new int[m];
     
    // To make the sum of the final list as n
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
    {
 
        // Increment any random element
        // from the array by 1
        arr[(int)(Math.random() * m)]++;
    }
 
    // Print the generated list
    printArr(arr, m);
}
 
// Driver code
public static void main(String args[])
{
    int m = 4, n = 8;
 
    randomList(m, n);
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by Arnab Kundu


Python3




# Python3 implementation of the approach
from random import randint
 
# Utility function to print the
# elements of an array
def printArr(arr, n) :
 
    for i in range(n) :
        print(arr[i], end = " ");
 
# Function to generate a list of
# m random non-negative integers
# whose sum is n
def randomList(m, n):
 
    # Create an array of size m where
    # every element is initialized to 0
    arr = [0] * m;
     
    # To make the sum of the final list as n
    for i in range(n) :
 
        # Increment any random element
        # from the array by 1
        arr[randint(0, n) % m] += 1;
 
    # Print the generated list
    printArr(arr, m);
 
# Driver code
if __name__ == "__main__" :
 
    m = 4; n = 8;
 
    randomList(m, n);
 
# This code is contributed by AnkitRai01


C#




// C# implementation of the approach
using System;
 
class GFG
{
     
// Utility function to print the
// elements of an array
static void printArr(int []arr, int n)
{
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
        Console.Write(arr[i] + " ");
}
 
// Function to generate a list of
// m random non-negative integers
// whose sum is n
static void randomList(int m, int n)
{
 
    // Create an array of size m where
    // every element is initialized to 0
    int [] arr = new int[m];
     
    // To make the sum of the final list as n
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
    {
 
        // Increment any random element
        // from the array by 1
        Random rnd = new Random();
 
        arr[rnd.Next(0, n) % m]++;
    }
 
    // Print the generated list
    printArr(arr, m);
}
 
// Driver code
public static void Main()
{
    int m = 4, n = 8;
 
    randomList(m, n);
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by Mohit kumar


Javascript




<script>
// Javascript implementation of the approach
     
    // Utility function to print the
// elements of an array
    function printArr(arr,n)
    {
        for (let i = 0; i < n; i++)
            document.write(arr[i] + " ");   
    }
     
    // Function to generate a list of
// m random non-negative integers
// whose sum is n
    function randomList(m,n)
    {
        // Create an array of size m where
    // every element is initialized to 0
    let arr = new Array(m);
    for(let i=0;i<arr.length;i++)
    {
        arr[i]=0;
    }
     
    // To make the sum of the final list as n
    for (let i = 0; i < n; i++)
    {
   
        // Increment any random element
        // from the array by 1
        arr[(Math.floor((Math.random() * n) )%m)]++;
    }
   
    // Print the generated list
    printArr(arr, m);
    }
     
    // Driver code
    let m = 4, n = 8;
    randomList(m, n);
     
     
 
// This code is contributed by patel2127
</script>


Output: 

1 3 3 1

 

Time Complexity: O(max(M, N))

Auxiliary Space: O(M)
 



Last Updated : 20 Jun, 2022
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