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Given a positive integer n and you can do operations as follow:
- If n is even, replace n with
n/2.
- If n is odd, you can replace n with either
n + 1 or
n - 1.
What is the minimum number of replacements needed for n to become 1?
Example 1:
Input:
8
Output:
3
Explanation:
8 -> 4 -> 2 -> 1
Example 2:
Input:
7
Output:
4
Explanation:
7 -> 8 -> 4 -> 2 -> 1
or
7 -> 6 -> 3 -> 2 -> 1
Difficulty:
Medium
Lock:
Normal
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