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Dynamic Programming
Warm-up
Min Steps to Zero
You are given a positive integer n. You can either subtract 1 from n or divide n by 2 (if n is even) in one step. Your task is to find the minimum number of steps required to reduce n to zero.
Input format:
- A single integer n.
Output format:
- A single integer representing the minimum number of steps.
Example:
Input:
8
Output:
4
Key concepts
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