C Exercises: Find maximum product subarray in a given array
C Array: Exercise-61 with Solution
Write a program in C to find the maximum product subarray in a given array.
Sample Solution:
C Code:
#include <stdio.h>
int min(int p, int q)
{
return (p < q) ? p : q;
}
int max(int p, int q)
{
return (p > q) ? p : q;
}
int maxProduct(int arr1 [], int n)
{
int maxend = 0, minend = 0;
int maxupto = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
{
int temp = maxend;
maxend = max(arr1[i], max(arr1[i] * maxend, arr1[i] * minend));
minend = min(arr1[i], min(arr1[i] * temp, arr1[i] * minend));
maxupto = max(maxupto, maxend);
}
return maxupto;
}
int main(void)
{
int arr1[] = { -4, 9, -7, 0, -15, 6, 2, -3 };
int n = sizeof(arr1) / sizeof(arr1[0]);
int i;
//------------- print original array ------------------
printf("The given array is : ");
for(i = 0; i < n; i++)
{
printf("%d ", arr1[i]);
}
printf("\n");
//------------------------------------------------------
printf("The maximum product of a sub-array in the given array is: %d", maxProduct(arr1, n));
return 0;
}
Sample Output:
The given array is : -4 9 -7 0 -15 6 2 -3 The maximum product of a sub-array in the given array is: 540
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