AVGPR last subtask is failing :/

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My last subtask is failing in Java but the same approach is working completely fine in python. Help me in finding out the mistake please!
https://www.codechef.com/viewsolution/18320014

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It is due to overflow. Use appropriate data type.
e.g. test case -
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100000
1 1 1 1 1 ā€¦
Your code gives 704982704 instead of 4999950000.

Your approach is working fine in python because python does not allow overflow.

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@vijju123 which problem used that large value,link please

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Correction :stuck_out_tongue:

Python does not allow overflow till \approx {10}^{7000}. Been there, done that, hence the knowledge xD

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This upper limit I didnā€™t knew. @vijju123 Thanks.

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I donā€™t think thatā€™s correct @vijju123. The documentation clearly states ā€œIntegers have unlimited precisionā€

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Yes, that 7000 limit holds for float data type I see. If you try to execute-

a=(10.0)**7000

you will get an overflow error. And for some reason I feel float is the favorite data type of python xD. Yes, integers, I agree with you. Integers do have precision limited to your computerā€™s hardware capacity :stuck_out_tongue: (lets not throw unlimited here :stuck_out_tongue: ). For codechef I think it will be time limit though, instead of memory one.

The thing was, I see this is a general misconception in python where people try to store and manipulate numbers with as long as {10}^{9} digits just because of ā€œunlimitedā€

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But I will recommend doing this problem without using python/ BigInt java or any similar library file.

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CodeChef: Practical coding for everyone - this one. If you try doing brute force with python, thinking that there is no limit, you get NZEC here.

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But @vijju123 this question cannot be passed using Brute force. And without Brute force. This question does not require big nos.

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I cant find the question link, but one user tried to do something on lines of \frac{A*{2}^{(N+1)/2}}{B*2^{N/2}} and he got NZEC error. Just search this ā€œtwonmā€ on forum and you will see people using JAVA big integer library to solve it. I call that ā€œBrute Forceā€ since you are doing what the question said xD

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I tried doing brute force using python. I got 30 pts and TLE but did not got NZEC. CodeChef: Practical coding for everyone

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As long as we are working with integers no error is thrown e.g. writing (1000000)**1000 is working fine. Whereas writing (10.0)**1000 shows NZEC OverflowError: (34, ā€˜Numerical result out of rangeā€™)

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so twonm is most solved in june lunchtime and still interesting,nice:)