Problem 206
Concealed Square: find n where n^2 = 1_2_3_4_5_6_7_8_9_0.
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Performance comparison
| Metric | Our solution | Best known |
| Time complexity | O(n) | O(n) |
| Space complexity | O(1) | O(1) |
| Approach | Flow solution | Concealed square search |
| Verdict | Optimal |
Flow source
# Project Euler 206
# Concealed Square: find n where n^2 = 1_2_3_4_5_6_7_8_9_0.
function form_ok(x: i64) -> bool {
let mut square: i64 = x * x
if square % 10 != 0 { return false }
square = square / 100
let mut want: i64 = 9
while want >= 1 {
if square % 10 != want { return false }
square = square / 100
want = want - 1
}
return true
}
function main() -> i32 {
let mut x: i64 = 1389026620
while x >= 1010101010 {
if form_ok(x) {
printf("%lld\n", x)
return 0
}
x = x - 10
}
return 1
}
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 form_ok_i64(int64_t x);
int32_t main(void);
bool form_ok_i64(int64_t x) {
int64_t square = (x * x);
if (FLOW_CHECKED_MOD((square), (10)) != 0) {
return 0;
}
square = FLOW_CHECKED_DIV((square), (100));
int64_t want = 9;
while (want >= 1) {
if (FLOW_CHECKED_MOD((square), (10)) != want) {
return 0;
}
square = FLOW_CHECKED_DIV((square), (100));
want = (want - 1);
}
return 1;
}
int32_t main(void) {
int64_t x = 1389026620;
while (x >= 1010101010) {
if (form_ok_i64(x)) {
printf("%lld\n", x);
return 0;
}
x = (x - 10);
}
return 1;
}
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 @form_ok(%arg0: i64) -> i1 {
%0 = arith.muli %arg0, %arg0 : i64
%1 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
%2 = llvm.alloca %1 x i64 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %0, %2 : i64, !llvm.ptr
%3 = llvm.load %2 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%4 = arith.constant 10 : i32
%6 = arith.extsi %4 : i32 to i64
%5 = arith.remsi %3, %6 : i64
%7 = arith.constant 0 : i32
%9 = arith.extsi %7 : i32 to i64
%8 = arith.cmpi ne, %5, %9 : i64
cf.cond_br %8, ^bb0, ^bb1
^bb0:
%10 = arith.constant 0 : i1
func.return %10 : i1
^bb1:
cf.br ^bb2
^bb2:
%11 = llvm.load %2 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%12 = arith.constant 100 : i32
%14 = arith.extsi %12 : i32 to i64
%13 = arith.divsi %11, %14 : i64
llvm.store %13, %2 : i64, !llvm.ptr
%15 = arith.constant 9 : i32
%16 = arith.extsi %15 : i32 to i64
%17 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
%18 = llvm.alloca %17 x i64 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %16, %18 : i64, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb3
^bb3:
%19 = llvm.load %18 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%20 = arith.constant 1 : i32
%22 = arith.extsi %20 : i32 to i64
%21 = arith.cmpi sge, %19, %22 : i64
cf.cond_br %21, ^bb4, ^bb5
^bb4:
%23 = llvm.load %2 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%24 = arith.constant 10 : i32
%26 = arith.extsi %24 : i32 to i64
%25 = arith.remsi %23, %26 : i64
%27 = llvm.load %18 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%28 = arith.cmpi ne, %25, %27 : i64
cf.cond_br %28, ^bb6, ^bb7
^bb6:
%29 = arith.constant 0 : i1
func.return %29 : i1
^bb7:
cf.br ^bb8
^bb8:
%30 = llvm.load %2 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%31 = arith.constant 100 : i32
%33 = arith.extsi %31 : i32 to i64
%32 = arith.divsi %30, %33 : i64
llvm.store %32, %2 : i64, !llvm.ptr
%34 = llvm.load %18 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%35 = arith.constant 1 : i32
%37 = arith.extsi %35 : i32 to i64
%36 = arith.subi %34, %37 : i64
llvm.store %36, %18 : i64, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb3
^bb5:
%38 = arith.constant 1 : i1
func.return %38 : i1
}
func.func @main() -> i32 {
%39 = arith.constant 1389026620 : i32
%40 = arith.extsi %39 : i32 to i64
%41 = llvm.mlir.constant(1 : i64) : i64
%42 = llvm.alloca %41 x i64 : (i64) -> !llvm.ptr
llvm.store %40, %42 : i64, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb9
^bb9:
%43 = llvm.load %42 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%44 = arith.constant 1010101010 : i32
%46 = arith.extsi %44 : i32 to i64
%45 = arith.cmpi sge, %43, %46 : i64
cf.cond_br %45, ^bb10, ^bb11
^bb10:
%48 = llvm.load %42 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%47 = func.call @form_ok(%48) : (i64) -> i1
cf.cond_br %47, ^bb12, ^bb13
^bb12:
%49 = llvm.mlir.addressof @str_0 : !llvm.ptr
%50 = llvm.load %42 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%51 = llvm.call @printf(%49, %50) vararg(!llvm.func<i32 (ptr, ...)>) : (!llvm.ptr, i64) -> i32
%52 = arith.constant 0 : i32
func.return %52 : i32
^bb13:
cf.br ^bb14
^bb14:
%53 = llvm.load %42 : !llvm.ptr -> i64
%54 = arith.constant 10 : i32
%56 = arith.extsi %54 : i32 to i64
%55 = arith.subi %53, %56 : i64
llvm.store %55, %42 : i64, !llvm.ptr
cf.br ^bb9
^bb11:
%57 = arith.constant 1 : i32
func.return %57 : i32
}
}