// Time: O(logn), pow is O(logn). // Space: O(1) class Solution { public: int integerBreak(int n) { if (n < 4) { return n - 1; } // Proof. // 1. Let n = a1 + a2 + ... + ak, product = a1 * a2 * ... * ak // - For each ai >= 4, we can always maximize the product by: // ai <= 2 * (ai - 2) // - For each aj >= 5, we can always maximize the product by: // aj <= 3 * (aj - 3) // // Conclusion 1: // - For n >= 4, the max of the product must be in the form of // 3^a * 2^b, s.t. 3a + 2b = n // // 2. To maximize the product = 3^a * 2^b s.t. 3a + 2b = n // - For each b >= 3, we can always maximize the product by: // 3^a * 2^b <= 3^(a+2) * 2^(b-3) s.t. 3(a+2) + 2(b-3) = n // // Conclusion 2: // - For n >= 4, the max of the product must be in the form of // 3^Q * 2^R, 0 <= R < 3 s.t. 3Q + 2R = n // i.e. // if n = 3Q + 0, the max of the product = 3^Q * 2^0 // if n = 3Q + 2, the max of the product = 3^Q * 2^1 // if n = 3Q + 2*2, the max of the product = 3^Q * 2^2 int res = 0; if (n % 3 == 0) { // n = 3Q + 0, the max is 3^Q * 2^0 res = pow(3, n / 3); } else if (n % 3 == 2) { // n = 3Q + 2, the max is 3^Q * 2^1 res = pow(3, n / 3) * 2; } else { // n = 3Q + 4, the max is 3^Q * 2^2 res = pow(3, n / 3 - 1) * 4; } return res; } }; // Time: O(n) // Space: O(1) // DP solution. class Solution2 { public: int integerBreak(int n) { if (n < 4) { return n - 1; } // integerBreak(n) = max(integerBreak(n - 2) * 2, integerBreak(n - 3) * 3) vector res{0, 1, 2, 3}; for (int i = 4; i <= n; ++i) { res[i % 4] = max(res[(i - 2) % 4] * 2, res[(i - 3) % 4] * 3); } return res[n % 4]; } };