Python: Find the largest integer divisor of a number n that is less than n
Python Programming Puzzles: Exercise-37 with Solution
A divisor is a number that divides another number either completely or with a remainder.
Write a Python program to find the largest integer divisor of a number n that is less than n.
Input: 18 Output: 9 Input: 100 Output: 50 Input: 102 Output: 51 Input: 500 Output: 250 Input: 1000 Output: 500 Input: 6500 Output: 3250
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Sample Solution:
Python Code:
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def test(n):
return next(d for d in range(n - 1, 0, -1) if n % d == 0)
n = 18
print("Original number:",n)
print("Largest integer divisor of a number n that is less than n:")
print(test(n))
n = 100
print("Original number:",n)
print("Largest integer divisor of a number n that is less than n:")
print(test(n))
n = 102
print("Original number:",n)
print("Largest integer divisor of a number n that is less than n:")
print(test(n))
n = 500
print("Original number:",n)
print("Largest integer divisor of a number n that is less than n:")
print(test(n))
n = 1000
print("Original number:",n)
print("Largest integer divisor of a number n that is less than n:")
print(test(n))
n = 6500
print("Original number:",n)
print("Largest integer divisor of a number n that is less than n:")
print(test(n))
Sample Output:
Original number: 18 Largest integer divisor of a number n that is less than n: 9 Original number: 100 Largest integer divisor of a number n that is less than n: 50 Original number: 102 Largest integer divisor of a number n that is less than n: 51 Original number: 500 Largest integer divisor of a number n that is less than n: 250 Original number: 1000 Largest integer divisor of a number n that is less than n: 500 Original number: 6500 Largest integer divisor of a number n that is less than n: 3250
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Python: Tips of the Day
Clamps num within the inclusive range specified by the boundary values x and y:
Example:
def tips_clamp_num(num,x,y): return max(min(num, max(x, y)), min(x, y)) print(tips_clamp_num(2, 4, 6)) print(tips_clamp_num(1, -1, -6))
Output:
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