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Problem 004
Largest palindrome product of two 3-digit numbers.
View problem on Project Euler
Performance comparison
Metric Our solution Best known
Time complexity O(n^2)O(n^2)
Space complexity O(1)O(1)
Approach Flow solution Brute-force product, check palindrome
Verdict Optimal
Flow source
# Project Euler 004
# Largest palindrome product of two 3-digit numbers.
function is_palindrome(n: i64) -> bool {
let mut x: i64 = n
let mut rev: i64 = 0
while x > 0 {
rev = rev * 10 + x % 10
x = x / 10
}
return rev == n
}
function solve() -> i64 {
let mut best: i64 = 0
let mut a: i64 = 999
while a >= 100 {
let mut b: i64 = 999
while b >= a {
let prod: i64 = a * b
if prod <= best {
break
}
if is_palindrome(prod) {
best = prod
}
b = b - 1
}
a = a - 1
}
return best
}
function main() -> i32 {
printf("%lld\n", solve())
return 0
}
Generated C
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
/* Flow runtime helpers */
typedef struct flow_temp_node { struct flow_temp_node* next; } flow_temp_node;
static flow_temp_node* flow_temp_head = NULL;
static int flow_temp_atexit_set = 0;
__attribute__((unused)) static void flow_temp_free_all(void) {
while (flow_temp_head) {
flow_temp_node* n = flow_temp_head;
flow_temp_head = n->next;
free(n);
}
}
__attribute__((unused)) static void* flow_temp_alloc(size_t nbytes) {
flow_temp_node* node = (flow_temp_node*)malloc(sizeof(flow_temp_node) + nbytes);
if (!node) return NULL;
node->next = flow_temp_head;
flow_temp_head = node;
if (!flow_temp_atexit_set) {
flow_temp_atexit_set = 1;
atexit(flow_temp_free_all);
}
return (void*)(node + 1);
}
#ifndef FLOW_DIAG
#define FLOW_DIAG(msg) fprintf(stderr, "%s", (msg))
#endif
#ifndef FLOW_LOG
#define FLOW_LOG(fmt, ...) printf(fmt, __VA_ARGS__)
#endif
#ifndef FLOW_LOG_EMPTY
#define FLOW_LOG_EMPTY(fmt) printf(fmt)
#endif
static char* flow_strcat(const char* a, const char* b) {
size_t la = strlen(a ? a : ""), lb = strlen(b ? b : "");
char* r = (char*)flow_temp_alloc(la + lb + 1);
if (!r) return NULL;
if (la) memcpy(r, a, la);
if (lb) memcpy(r + la, b, lb);
r[la + lb] = '\0';
return r;
}
#define __flow_in_arr(arr, val) __extension__ ({ \
int _found = 0; \
size_t _n = sizeof(arr)/sizeof((arr)[0]); \
for (size_t _i = 0; _i < _n; _i++) { \
if ((arr)[_i] == (val)) { _found = 1; break; } \
} _found; })
/* Unified fault handler (MISRA #279) — override with -DFLOW_FAULT_HANDLER=fn */
#ifndef FLOW_FAULT_HANDLER
__attribute__((unused)) static inline void flow_fault_handler(const char* msg) {
fprintf(stderr, "flow: %s\n", msg ? msg : "fault");
abort();
#if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
__builtin_unreachable();
#endif
}
#else
#define flow_fault_handler FLOW_FAULT_HANDLER
#endif
#define flow_div_by_zero_handler() flow_fault_handler("division by zero")
#define flow_shift_ub_handler() flow_fault_handler("invalid shift (amount out of range or left-shift of negative)")
#ifndef FLOW_CHECKED_DIV
#define FLOW_CHECKED_DIV(L, R) (((R) != 0) ? ((L) / (R)) : (flow_div_by_zero_handler(), (L) * 0))
#endif
#ifndef FLOW_CHECKED_MOD
#define FLOW_CHECKED_MOD(L, R) (((R) != 0) ? ((L) % (R)) : (flow_div_by_zero_handler(), (L) * 0))
#endif
#ifndef FLOW_CHECKED_SHL
#define FLOW_CHECKED_SHL(L, R) ((((R) >= 0) && ((unsigned long long)(R) < (sizeof(L) * 8ull)) && ((L) >= 0)) ? ((L) << (R)) : (flow_shift_ub_handler(), (L) * 0))
#endif
#ifndef FLOW_CHECKED_SHR
#define FLOW_CHECKED_SHR(L, R) ((((R) >= 0) && ((unsigned long long)(R) < (sizeof(L) * 8ull))) ? ((L) >> (R)) : (flow_shift_ub_handler(), (L) * 0))
#endif
#include <math.h>
void* _ui_state = NULL;
static inline float i32_to_f32(int32_t v) { return (float)v; }
/* Host stub for @gpu kernels (device codegen replaces this). */
static inline int32_t gpu_thread_id(void) { return 0; }
bool is_palindrome_i64(int64_t n);
int64_t solve(void);
int32_t main(void);
bool is_palindrome_i64(int64_t n) {
int64_t x = n;
int64_t rev = 0;
while (x > 0) {
rev = ((rev * 10) + FLOW_CHECKED_MOD((x), (10)));
x = FLOW_CHECKED_DIV((x), (10));
}
return rev == n;
}
int64_t solve(void) {
int64_t best = 0;
int64_t a = 999;
while (a >= 100) {
int64_t b = 999;
while (b >= a) {
int64_t prod = (a * b);
if (prod <= best) {
break;
}
if (is_palindrome_i64(prod)) {
best = prod;
}
b = (b - 1);
}
a = (a - 1);
}
return best;
}
int32_t main(void) {
printf("%lld\n", solve());
return 0;
}
Generated MLIR
module {
llvm.func @printf(!llvm.ptr, ...) -> i32
llvm.mlir.global internal constant @str_0("%lld\n\00") {addr_space = 0 : i32} : !llvm.array<6 x i8>
func.func @is_palindrome(%arg0: i64) -> i1 {
%0 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
%1 = llvm.alloca %0 x i64 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %arg0, %1 : i64, !llvm.ptr
%2 = arith.constant 0 : i32
%3 = arith.extsi %2 : i32 to i64
%4 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
%5 = llvm.alloca %4 x i64 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %3, %5 : i64, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb0
^bb0:
%6 = llvm.load %1 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%7 = arith.constant 0 : i32
%9 = arith.extsi %7 : i32 to i64
%8 = arith.cmpi sgt, %6, %9 : i64
cf.cond_br %8, ^bb1, ^bb2
^bb1:
%10 = llvm.load %5 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%11 = arith.constant 10 : i32
%13 = arith.extsi %11 : i32 to i64
%12 = arith.muli %10, %13 : i64
%14 = llvm.load %1 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%15 = arith.constant 10 : i32
%17 = arith.extsi %15 : i32 to i64
%16 = arith.remsi %14, %17 : i64
%18 = arith.addi %12, %16 : i64
llvm.store %18, %5 : i64, !llvm.ptr
%19 = llvm.load %1 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%20 = arith.constant 10 : i32
%22 = arith.extsi %20 : i32 to i64
%21 = arith.divsi %19, %22 : i64
llvm.store %21, %1 : i64, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb0
^bb2:
%23 = llvm.load %5 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%24 = arith.cmpi eq, %23, %arg0 : i64
func.return %24 : i1
}
func.func @solve() -> i64 {
%25 = arith.constant 0 : i32
%26 = arith.extsi %25 : i32 to i64
%27 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
%28 = llvm.alloca %27 x i64 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %26, %28 : i64, !llvm.ptr
%29 = arith.constant 999 : i32
%30 = arith.extsi %29 : i32 to i64
%31 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
%32 = llvm.alloca %31 x i64 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %30, %32 : i64, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb3
^bb3:
%33 = llvm.load %32 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%34 = arith.constant 100 : i32
%36 = arith.extsi %34 : i32 to i64
%35 = arith.cmpi sge, %33, %36 : i64
cf.cond_br %35, ^bb4, ^bb5
^bb4:
%37 = arith.constant 999 : i32
%38 = arith.extsi %37 : i32 to i64
%39 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
%40 = llvm.alloca %39 x i64 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %38, %40 : i64, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb6
^bb6:
%41 = llvm.load %40 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%42 = llvm.load %32 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%43 = arith.cmpi sge, %41, %42 : i64
cf.cond_br %43, ^bb7, ^bb8
^bb7:
%44 = llvm.load %32 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%45 = llvm.load %40 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%46 = arith.muli %44, %45 : i64
%47 = llvm.load %28 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%48 = arith.cmpi sle, %46, %47 : i64
cf.cond_br %48, ^bb9, ^bb10
^bb9:
cf.br ^bb8
^bb10:
cf.br ^bb11
^bb11:
%49 = func.call @is_palindrome(%46) : (i64) -> i1
cf.cond_br %49, ^bb12, ^bb13
^bb12:
llvm.store %46, %28 : i64, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb14
^bb13:
cf.br ^bb14
^bb14:
%50 = llvm.load %40 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%51 = arith.constant 1 : i32
%53 = arith.extsi %51 : i32 to i64
%52 = arith.subi %50, %53 : i64
llvm.store %52, %40 : i64, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb6
^bb8:
%54 = llvm.load %32 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%55 = arith.constant 1 : i32
%57 = arith.extsi %55 : i32 to i64
%56 = arith.subi %54, %57 : i64
llvm.store %56, %32 : i64, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb3
^bb5:
%58 = llvm.load %28 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
func.return %58 : i64
}
func.func @main() -> i32 {
%59 = llvm.mlir.addressof @str_0 : !llvm.ptr
%60 = func.call @solve() : () -> i64
%61 = llvm.call @printf(%59, %60) vararg(!llvm.func<i32 (ptr, ...)>) : (!llvm.ptr, i64) -> i32
%62 = arith.constant 0 : i32
func.return %62 : i32
}
}