LeetCode-in-Java

279. Perfect Squares

Medium

Given an integer n, return the least number of perfect square numbers that sum to n.

A perfect square is an integer that is the square of an integer; in other words, it is the product of some integer with itself. For example, 1, 4, 9, and 16 are perfect squares while 3 and 11 are not.

Example 1:

Input: n = 12

Output: 3

Explanation: 12 = 4 + 4 + 4.

Example 2:

Input: n = 13

Output: 2

Explanation: 13 = 4 + 9.

Constraints:

Solution

public class Solution {
    private boolean validSquare(int n) {
        int root = (int) Math.sqrt(n);
        return root * root == n;
    }

    public int numSquares(int n) {
        if (n < 4) {
            return n;
        }
        if (validSquare(n)) {
            return 1;
        }
        while ((n & 3) == 0) {
            n >>= 2;
        }
        if ((n & 7) == 7) {
            return 4;
        }
        int x = (int) Math.sqrt(n);
        for (int i = 1; i <= x; i++) {
            if (validSquare(n - i * i)) {
                return 2;
            }
        }
        return 3;
    }
}