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Cut ribbons evenly

There are n ribbons of lengths a₁, …, aₙ.
You want to cut them into at least k pieces that all have the same positive integer length L.
Ribbons cannot be joined, and leftovers are thrown away (a ribbon of length a yields the quotient of a divided by L pieces).
Print the largest possible L.
If even L = 1 cannot give k pieces, print 0.

Input
The first line has n and k, the second line a₁ … aₙ.
1 ≤ n ≤ 10,000, 1 ≤ aᵢ ≤ 2,000,000,000, 1 ≤ k ≤ 20,000,000,000,000
Output
The largest L, or 0
Example 1 · stdin
3 4
5 5 5
stdout
2
Example 2 · stdin
2 7
3 3
stdout
0
main.py
Input (stdin)

When you run, these lines are fed to input()/stdin in order (the program doesn't stop to ask).

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Trying L = 1, 2, 3, … can take up to 2 billion steps.
Larger L gives fewer pieces, so 'are there at least k pieces?' is true at the front and false at the back, and binary search finds the boundary in 31 steps.
A search function that takes the condition as a function can be reused in other problems: Python passes the function name as is, JavaScript/TypeScript use an arrow function (x: number) => boolean, Java IntPredicate with ok.test(mid), C# Func<int, bool>, C++ std::function<bool(int)> with a lambda, C a function pointer int (*ok)(int), and Craykon passes the function name as a value and calls it as ok(mid).
The trap is overflow.
(1) The midpoint (lo + hi) / 2: even though each length fits in int (about 2.1 billion), lo + hi reaches 4 billion and overflows in Java, C#, C and C++ — write lo + (hi - lo) / 2.
JavaScript's (lo + hi) >> 1 also converts to a 32-bit integer and breaks the same way (use Math.floor).
Python and Craykon do not overflow.
(2) The piece count reaches 2×10¹³, so it needs long/long long.
Finally, if even L = 1 is not enough the answer is 0, not 1.

Pythonmain.py · 22 lines
def last_true(lo, hi, ok):    """lo..hi 에서 ok(x)가 참인 가장 큰 x. ok는 앞쪽이 참, 뒤쪽이 거짓이어야 한다. 없으면 lo - 1."""    answer = lo - 1    while lo <= hi:        mid = (lo + hi) // 2        if ok(mid):            answer = mid            lo = mid + 1        else:            hi = mid - 1    return answer  n, k = map(int, input().split())a = list(map(int, input().split()))  def enough(length):    return sum(x // length for x in a) >= k  print(last_true(1, max(a), enough))
JavaScriptmain.js · 18 lines
// lo..hi 에서 ok(x)가 참인 가장 큰 x. ok는 앞쪽이 참, 뒤쪽이 거짓이어야 한다. 없으면 lo - 1.function lastTrue(lo, hi, ok) {  let answer = lo - 1;  while (lo <= hi) {    const mid = Math.floor((lo + hi) / 2);    if (ok(mid)) {      answer = mid;      lo = mid + 1;    } else {      hi = mid - 1;    }  }  return answer;} const [n, k, ...a] = require("fs").readFileSync(0, "utf8").trim().split(/\s+/).map(Number);const enough = (length) => a.reduce((sum, x) => sum + Math.floor(x / length), 0) >= k;console.log(lastTrue(1, Math.max(...a), enough));
TypeScriptmain.ts · 20 lines
import { readFileSync } from "node:fs"; // lo..hi 에서 ok(x)가 참인 가장 큰 x. ok는 앞쪽이 참, 뒤쪽이 거짓이어야 한다. 없으면 lo - 1.function lastTrue(lo: number, hi: number, ok: (x: number) => boolean): number {  let answer = lo - 1;  while (lo <= hi) {    const mid = Math.floor((lo + hi) / 2);    if (ok(mid)) {      answer = mid;      lo = mid + 1;    } else {      hi = mid - 1;    }  }  return answer;} const [n, k, ...a]: number[] = readFileSync(0, "utf8").trim().split(/\s+/).map(Number);const enough = (length: number): boolean => a.reduce((sum, x) => sum + Math.floor(x / length), 0) >= k;console.log(lastTrue(1, Math.max(...a), enough));
JavaMain.java · 42 lines
import java.io.BufferedReader;import java.io.IOException;import java.io.InputStreamReader;import java.util.StringTokenizer;import java.util.function.IntPredicate; public class Main {    // lo..hi 에서 ok(x)가 참인 가장 큰 x. 없으면 lo - 1.    static int lastTrue(int lo, int hi, IntPredicate ok) {        int answer = lo - 1;        while (lo <= hi) {            int mid = lo + (hi - lo) / 2; // (lo + hi) / 2 는 int를 넘칠 수 있다            if (ok.test(mid)) {                answer = mid;                lo = mid + 1;            } else {                hi = mid - 1;            }        }        return answer;    }     public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {        BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));        StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(in.readLine());        int n = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());        long k = Long.parseLong(st.nextToken());        int[] a = new int[n];        int longest = 0;        st = new StringTokenizer(in.readLine());        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {            a[i] = Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());            longest = Math.max(longest, a[i]);        }        IntPredicate enough = length -> {            long pieces = 0;            for (int x : a) pieces += x / length;            return pieces >= k;        };        System.out.println(lastTrue(1, longest, enough));    }}
C#Main.cs · 33 lines
using System;using System.Linq; class Program{    // lo..hi 에서 ok(x)가 참인 가장 큰 x. 없으면 lo - 1.    static int LastTrue(int lo, int hi, Func<int, bool> ok)    {        int answer = lo - 1;        while (lo <= hi)        {            int mid = lo + (hi - lo) / 2; // (lo + hi) / 2 는 int를 넘칠 수 있다            if (ok(mid))            {                answer = mid;                lo = mid + 1;            }            else            {                hi = mid - 1;            }        }        return answer;    }     static void Main()    {        long k = long.Parse(Console.ReadLine().Split(' ', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)[1]);        int[] a = Console.ReadLine().Split(' ', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries).Select(int.Parse).ToArray();        Func<int, bool> enough = length => a.Sum(x => (long)(x / length)) >= k;        Console.WriteLine(LastTrue(1, a.Max(), enough));    }}
C++main.cpp · 33 lines
#include <algorithm>#include <functional>#include <iostream>#include <vector> // lo..hi 에서 ok(x)가 참인 가장 큰 x. 없으면 lo - 1.int lastTrue(int lo, int hi, const std::function<bool(int)>& ok) {    int answer = lo - 1;    while (lo <= hi) {        int mid = lo + (hi - lo) / 2; // (lo + hi) / 2 는 int를 넘칠 수 있다        if (ok(mid)) {            answer = mid;            lo = mid + 1;        } else {            hi = mid - 1;        }    }    return answer;} int main() {    int n;    long long k;    std::cin >> n >> k;    std::vector<int> a(n);    for (int& x : a) std::cin >> x;    auto enough = [&](int length) {        long long pieces = 0;        for (int x : a) pieces += x / length;        return pieces >= k;    };    std::cout << lastTrue(1, *std::max_element(a.begin(), a.end()), enough) << "\n";}
Cmain.c · 37 lines
#include <stdio.h> static int n;static long long k;static int a[10000]; /* lo..hi 에서 ok(x)가 참인 가장 큰 x. 없으면 lo - 1. ok는 함수 포인터로 받는다. */static int last_true(int lo, int hi, int (*ok)(int)) {    int answer = lo - 1;    while (lo <= hi) {        int mid = lo + (hi - lo) / 2; /* (lo + hi) / 2 는 int를 넘칠 수 있다 */        if (ok(mid)) {            answer = mid;            lo = mid + 1;        } else {            hi = mid - 1;        }    }    return answer;} static int enough(int length) {    long long pieces = 0;    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) pieces += a[i] / length;    return pieces >= k;} int main(void) {    int longest = 0;    scanf("%d %lld", &n, &k);    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {        scanf("%d", &a[i]);        if (a[i] > longest) longest = a[i];    }    printf("%d\n", last_true(1, longest, enough));    return 0;}
Craykonmain.cray · 40 lines
// lo..hi 에서 ok(x)가 참인 가장 큰 x. ok는 앞쪽이 참, 뒤쪽이 거짓이어야 한다. 없으면 lo - 1.가장큰참(lo, hi, ok){    answer = lo - 1;    while (lo <= hi)    {        mid = Mathf.Quot(lo + hi, 2);        if (ok(mid))        {            answer = mid;            lo = mid + 1;        }        else        {            hi = mid - 1;        }    }    return answer;} // 길이 length로 자르면 k조각 이상 나오나충분한가(length){    pieces = 0;    foreach (x in a)    {        pieces += Mathf.Quot(x, length);    }    return pieces >= k;} 첫줄 = Console.ReadNumbers();k = 첫줄[1];a = Console.ReadNumbers();longest = 0;foreach (x in a){    longest = Mathf.Max(longest, x);}Console.WriteLine(가장큰참(1, longest, 충분한가));