Easy
A valid cut in a circle can be:
Some valid and invalid cuts are shown in the figures below.
Given the integer n
, return the minimum number of cuts needed to divide a circle into n
equal slices.
Example 1:
Input: n = 4
Output: 2
Explanation: The above figure shows how cutting the circle twice through the middle divides it into 4 equal slices.
Example 2:
Input: n = 3
Output: 3
Explanation:
At least 3 cuts are needed to divide the circle into 3 equal slices.
It can be shown that less than 3 cuts cannot result in 3 slices of equal size and shape.
Also note that the first cut will not divide the circle into distinct parts.
Constraints:
1 <= n <= 100
class Solution {
fun numberOfCuts(n: Int): Int {
if (n == 1) {
return 0
}
return if (n % 2 > 0) n else n / 2
}
}