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Replace Non-Coprime Numbers in Array
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1Give yourself 5 minutes
2Answer out loud, not in your head
3Then compare with the answer below
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Stuck? Show a way to structure it+
- 01Process values left to right with a stack
- 02Push the incoming value
- 03Check the top pair for gcd greater than one
- 04Replace a non-coprime pair by its lcm and recheck
- 05Use gcd-based lcm calculation and state complexity
Reference answer
Then expect these follow-ups
Why is it sufficient to recheck only the new top boundary?
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