Soldiers in row P81846


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“How to arrange 10 soldiers in 5 rows of 4 soldiers each?”



Although this problem looks impossible, this is a solution:



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Input

Input consists of several cases, each with a natural number n between 2 and 108.

Output

For every case, we must arrange n soldiers in rows, as follows: In a circumference, we choose x different points, where x is odd and at least 3. Then, we draw x straight segments between different pairs of those x points. At the end, we can place one soldier on every resulting intersection, those produced at the ends of the segments included.

For every given n, print the minimum x that allows arranging at least n soldiers.

Public test cases

  • Input

    10
11
2
99976869
99976870
99976871

    Output

    5
7
3
14141
14141
14143
    • Information
    Author
    Salvador Roura
    Language
    English
    Translator
    Salvador Roura
    Original language
    Spanish
    Other languages
    Spanish
    Official solutions
    C++
    User solutions
    C++