B - 連番チケットの当選 / Winning of Consecutive Number Tickets Editorial by admin
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This problem asks us to find the number of integers \(x\) in the range \(2 \leq x \leq N - 1\) such that the digit sums (the sum of the digits of each number) of three consecutive integers \(x-1, x, x+1\) all have the same remainder when divided by \(K\).
At first glance, this might look like a complex problem requiring digit DP (dynamic programming on digits) because \(N\) can be extremely large. However, by focusing on the properties of the digit sums of consecutive integers, we can reduce it to a mathematically very simple rule.
Observation
1. Focus on the Difference Between the Digit Sums of Adjacent Integers
Let’s consider the relationship between the digit sum of an integer \(n\) and that of \(n+1\).
When the last digit of \(n\) is not \(9\) When transitioning from \(n\) to \(n+1\), only the units digit increases by \(1\), so the digit sum increases by exactly \(1\). $\(\mathrm{digitsum}(n+1) - \mathrm{digitsum}(n) = 1\)\( *Example: \)123 \to 124\( (digit sum goes from \)6 \to 7\(, difference is \)1$)*
When the last digit of \(n\) is \(9\) The units digit carries over to \(0\), and further carries may occur in higher digits, causing the digit sum to decrease. Example: \(129 \to 130\) (digit sum goes from \(12 \to 4\), difference is \(-8\))
2. Consider Three Consecutive Integers \(x-1, x, x+1\)
The condition in the problem is that the digit sums of three consecutive integers all have the same remainder when divided by \(K\). This is equivalent to the difference between the digit sums of adjacent numbers being a multiple of \(K\). That is, the following two conditions must hold simultaneously: 1. \(\mathrm{digitsum}(x) - \mathrm{digitsum}(x-1) \equiv 0 \pmod K\) 2. \(\mathrm{digitsum}(x+1) - \mathrm{digitsum}(x) \equiv 0 \pmod K\)
Here, we divide the cases based on the last digit of \(x-1\).
When the last digit of \(x-1\) is not \(9\) From the first property, we have \(\mathrm{digitsum}(x) - \mathrm{digitsum}(x-1) = 1\). For this to be a multiple of \(K\), we must have \(1 \equiv 0 \pmod K\), which means \(K = 1\) is required.
When the last digit of \(x-1\) is \(9\) In this case, the last digit of \(x\) is always \(0\). Since the last digit of \(x\) is not \(9\), the relationship between \(x\) and \(x+1\) yields \(\mathrm{digitsum}(x+1) - \mathrm{digitsum}(x) = 1\). For this to be a multiple of \(K\), we again require \(K = 1\).
Conclusion
No matter which integer \(x\) we choose, no carry occurs in at least one of the transitions \(x-1 \to x\) or \(x \to x+1\). Since the difference in digit sums where no carry occurs is always \(1\), the absolute condition for the remainders to be equal (i.e., the difference is a multiple of \(K\)) is \(K = 1\).
- When \(K > 1\): No such \(x\) satisfies the condition. The answer is always
0. - When \(K = 1\): The remainder of any integer’s digit sum divided by \(1\) is always \(0\) (\(R=0\)). Therefore, all integers in the range \(2 \leq x \leq N - 1\) satisfy the condition. The answer is \(N - 2\).
Algorithm
- Check the value of \(K\).
- If \(K > 1\)
- The answer is
0.
- The answer is
- If \(K = 1\)
- The answer is \(N - 2 \pmod{10^9 + 7}\).
- Since \(N\) is an extremely large number with up to \(5 \times 10^6\) digits, we read it as a string and calculate its remainder modulo \(10^9 + 7\) by iterating from the most significant digit (large number modulo operation).
- Subtract \(2\) from the calculated remainder. To prevent the value from becoming negative, calculate it as
(N_mod - 2 + MOD) % MOD.
Complexity
Let \(L\) be the number of digits of \(N\) (\(L \le 5 \times 10^6\)).
- Time Complexity: \(O(L)\) Since we iterate through each digit of \(N\) from left to right exactly once to compute the modulo, the process completes in time proportional to the number of digits.
- Space Complexity: \(O(L)\) This is the memory required to store the huge input integer \(N\) as a string.
Implementation Details
Calculating the modulo of a huge number By updating
N_mod = (N_mod * 10 + (c - '0')) % MODfor each charactercin the stringN, we can compute \(N \bmod (10^9+7)\) while preventing overflow.Handling negative modulo If \(N \bmod (10^9+7)\) is \(0\) or \(1\), subtracting \(2\) will result in a negative value. Since the
%operator can return a negative value for negative inputs in languages like C++, you can safely perform the calculation by addingMODbefore taking% MOD.Source Code
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
int main() {
// Optimize standard I/O operations for competitive programming
ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false);
cin.tie(NULL);
string N;
long long K, R;
if (!(cin >> N >> K >> R)) return 0;
if (K > 1) {
// It is mathematically impossible to have 3 consecutive identical digit sums modulo K for K > 1.
cout << 0 << "\n";
} else {
// For K = 1, R is always 0, and all x in [2, N - 1] satisfy the condition.
// The answer is (N - 2) mod (10^9 + 7).
long long MOD = 1000000007;
long long N_mod = 0;
for (char c : N) {
N_mod = (N_mod * 10 + (c - '0')) % MOD;
}
long long ans = (N_mod - 2 + MOD) % MOD;
cout << ans << "\n";
}
return 0;
}
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