#C9811. Minimum Operations to Reduce an Integer to One
Minimum Operations to Reduce an Integer to One
Minimum Operations to Reduce an Integer to One
You are given a positive integer \(n\). Your goal is to reduce \(n\) to 1 using a minimum number of operations. At each step, you may perform one of the following operations:
- If \(n\) is divisible by 2, you may replace \(n\) with \(\frac{n}{2}\).
- If \(n\) is divisible by 3, you may replace \(n\) with \(\frac{n}{3}\).
- Subtract 1 from \(n\), i.e. replace \(n\) with \(n - 1\).
Find the minimum number of operations required to reduce \(n\) to 1.
Note: The operations are counted as follows: each valid operation (division or subtraction) counts as one step.
inputFormat
The input consists of a single line containing an integer \(n\) (\(1 \leq n \leq 10^6\)).
outputFormat
Output a single integer representing the minimum number of operations needed to reduce \(n\) to 1.
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