Leetcode之Smallest Good Base

题目：

For an integer n, we call k>=2 a good base of n, if all digits of n base k are 1.

Now given a string representing n, you should return the smallest good base of n in string format.

Example 1:

Input: "13"
Output: "3"
Explanation: 13 base 3 is 111.

 

Example 2:

Input: "4681"
Output: "8"
Explanation: 4681 base 8 is 11111.

 

Example 3:

Input: "1000000000000000000"
Output: "999999999999999999"
Explanation: 1000000000000000000 base 999999999999999999 is 11.

 

Note:

1. The range of n is [3, 10^18].
2. The string representing n is always valid and will not have leading zeros.

代码：

class Solution {
public:
    string smallestGoodBase(string n) {
        long long num = stol(n);
        for (int i = log(num + 1) / log(2); i >= 2; --i) {
            long long left = 2, right = pow(num, 1.0 / (i - 1)) + 1;
            while (left < right) {
                long long mid = left + (right - left) / 2, sum = 0;
                for (int j = 0; j < i; ++j) {
                    sum = sum * mid + 1;
                }
                if (sum == num) return to_string(mid);
                if (sum < num) left = mid + 1;
                else right = mid;
            }
        }
        return to_string(num - 1);
    }
};

想法：

结合数学知识，先固定指数m，再固定基数k，然后使用二分搜索法查找合适的数字。