Count Operations to Obtain Zero
You receive two non-negative integers num1 and num2.
In one operation, if num1 >= num2, you must subtract num2 from num1, otherwise subtract num1 from num2.
- For example, if
num1 = 5andnum2 = 4, subtractnum2fromnum1, thus obtainingnum1 = 1andnum2 = 4.
However, if num1 = 4 and num2 = 5, after one operation, num1 = 4 and num2 = 1.
Find and provide the count of operations required to make either num1 = 0 or num2 = 0.
Input: num1 = 2, num2 = 3
Output: 3
Explanation:
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Operation 1: num1 = 2, num2 = 3. Since num1 < num2, we subtract num1 from num2 and get num1 = 2, num2 = 3 - 2 = 1.
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Operation 2: num1 = 2, num2 = 1. Since num1 > num2, we subtract num2 from num1.
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Operation 3: num1 = 1, num2 = 1. Since num1 == num2, we subtract num2 from num1.
Now num1 = 0 and num2 = 1. Since num1 == 0, we do not need to perform any further operations.
So the total count of operations required is 3.
Input: num1 = 10, num2 = 10
Output: 1
Explanation:
- Operation 1: num1 = 10, num2 = 10. Since num1 == num2, we subtract num2 from num1 and get num1 = 10 - 10 = 0.
Now num1 = 0 and num2 = 10. Since num1 == 0, we are done.
So the total count of operations required is 1.
Constraints
0 <= num1, num2 <= 10^5
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