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Problem 071
Numerator of the fraction immediately to the left of 3/7 among fractions with denominator ≤ 1,000,000 in lowest terms. Maximize a/b < 3/7 => a/b = floor((3b-1)/7)/b; take best.
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Performance comparison
Metric Our solution Best known
Time complexity O(n)O(n log log n)
Space complexity O(1)O(n)
Approach Flow solution Sieve-based totient computation
Verdict Optimal
Flow source
# Project Euler 071
# Numerator of the fraction immediately to the left of 3/7
# among fractions with denominator ≤ 1,000,000 in lowest terms.
# Maximize a/b < 3/7 => a/b = floor((3b-1)/7)/b; take best.
function main() -> i32 {
let limit: i64 = 1000000
let mut best_a: i64 = 0
let mut best_b: i64 = 1
let mut d: i64 = 1
while d <= limit {
# a = floor((3*d - 1) / 7)
let a: i64 = (3 * d - 1) / 7
# compare a/d > best_a/best_b => a*best_b > best_a*d
if a * best_b > best_a * d {
best_a = a
best_b = d
}
d = d + 1
}
printf("%lld\n", best_a)
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; }
int32_t main(void);
int32_t main(void) {
int64_t limit = 1000000;
int64_t best_a = 0;
int64_t best_b = 1;
int64_t d = 1;
while (d <= limit) {
int64_t a = FLOW_CHECKED_DIV((((3 * d) - 1)), (7));
if ((a * best_b) > (best_a * d)) {
best_a = a;
best_b = d;
}
d = (d + 1);
}
printf("%lld\n", best_a);
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 @main() -> i32 {
%0 = arith.constant 1000000 : i32
%1 = arith.extsi %0 : i32 to i64
%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
%6 = arith.constant 1 : i32
%7 = arith.extsi %6 : i32 to i64
%8 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
%9 = llvm.alloca %8 x i64 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %7, %9 : i64, !llvm.ptr
%10 = arith.constant 1 : i32
%11 = arith.extsi %10 : i32 to i64
%12 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
%13 = llvm.alloca %12 x i64 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %11, %13 : i64, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb0
^bb0:
%14 = llvm.load %13 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%15 = arith.cmpi sle, %14, %1 : i64
cf.cond_br %15, ^bb1, ^bb2
^bb1:
%16 = arith.constant 3 : i32
%17 = llvm.load %13 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%19 = arith.extsi %16 : i32 to i64
%18 = arith.muli %19, %17 : i64
%20 = arith.constant 1 : i32
%22 = arith.extsi %20 : i32 to i64
%21 = arith.subi %18, %22 : i64
%23 = arith.constant 7 : i32
%25 = arith.extsi %23 : i32 to i64
%24 = arith.divsi %21, %25 : i64
%26 = llvm.load %9 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%27 = arith.muli %24, %26 : i64
%28 = llvm.load %5 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%29 = llvm.load %13 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%30 = arith.muli %28, %29 : i64
%31 = arith.cmpi sgt, %27, %30 : i64
cf.cond_br %31, ^bb3, ^bb4
^bb3:
llvm.store %24, %5 : i64, !llvm.ptr
%32 = llvm.load %13 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
llvm.store %32, %9 : i64, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb5
^bb4:
cf.br ^bb5
^bb5:
%33 = llvm.load %13 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%34 = arith.constant 1 : i32
%36 = arith.extsi %34 : i32 to i64
%35 = arith.addi %33, %36 : i64
llvm.store %35, %13 : i64, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb0
^bb2:
%37 = llvm.mlir.addressof @str_0 : !llvm.ptr
%38 = llvm.load %5 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%39 = llvm.call @printf(%37, %38) vararg(!llvm.func<i32 (ptr, ...)>) : (!llvm.ptr, i64) -> i32
%40 = arith.constant 0 : i32
func.return %40 : i32
}
}