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back to boardLittle Hint with mathematics Posted by  Mickkie 13 Jun 2015 08:08 My approach divides into 2 cases   I) A>= sqrt(N) or B>=sqrt(N)   this can be solved by brute force in O(sqrt(N))   II) A<sqrt(N) and B<sqrt(N)   now this is more interesting   in case of gcd(A,B)=1   you can proof that there exist x,y>=0 that A*x+B*y = N     since A*x congruent to N (mod B) -> x = N*inv(A,B) % B     hence 0<=x<=B-1 but B<sqrt(N) and A<sqrt(N)     then A*x < N so y >= 0   in case of gcd(A,B)>1     that's your work!   :) Re: Little Hint with mathematics :-|)  |  
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