Minimum count of digits required to obtain given Sum

Last Updated : 10 May, 2021

Given an integer N, the task is to find the minimum number of digits required to generate a number having the sum of digits equal to N.

Examples:

Input: N = 18
Output: 2
Explanation:
The number with smallest number of digits having sum of digits equal to 18 is 99.

Input: N = 28
Output: 4
Explanation:
4-digit numbers like 8884, 6877, etc are the smallest in length having sum of digits equal to 28.

Approach: The problem can be solved by the following observations:

Increment count by 9. Therefore, now count is equal to the number of 9’s in the shortest number. Reduce N to N % 9
Now, if N exceeds 0, increment count by 1.
Finally, print count as the answer.

Below is the implementation of the above approach:

C++

// C++ program to implement
// the above approach
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// Function to return the
// minimum count of digits
void mindigits(int n)
{
    // IF N is divisible by 9
    if (n % 9 == 0) {
 
        // Count of 9's is the answer
        cout << n / 9 << endl;
    }
    else {
 
        // If remainder is non-zero
        cout << (n / 9) + 1 << endl;
    }
}
 
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    int n1 = 24;
    int n2 = 14;
    mindigits(n1);
    mindigits(n2);
}

Java

// Java program to implement
// the above approach
// required to make the given sum
import java.util.*;
 
class Main {
 
    // Function to print the minimum
    // count of digits
    static void mindigits(int n)
    {
 
        // IF N is divisible by 9
        if (n % 9 == 0) {
 
            // Count of 9's is the answer
            System.out.println(n / 9);
        }
        else {
 
            // If remainder is non-zero
            System.out.println((n / 9) + 1);
        }
    }
 
    // Driver Code
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        int n1 = 24;
        int n2 = 18;
        mindigits(n1);
        mindigits(n2);
    }
}

Python3

# Python3 program to implement
# the above approach
 
# Function to print the minimum
# count of digits
def mindigits(n):
     
    # IF N is divisible by 9
    if (n % 9 == 0):
 
        # Count of 9's is the answer
        print(n // 9);
    else:
 
        # If remainder is non-zero
        print((n // 9) + 1);
 
# Driver Code
if __name__ == '__main__':
     
    n1 = 24;
    n2 = 18;
     
    mindigits(n1);
    mindigits(n2);
 
# This code is contributed by amal kumar choubey

C#

// C# program to implement
// the above approach
using System;
 
class GFG{
 
// Function to print the minimum
// count of digits
static void mindigits(int n)
{
     
    // IF N is divisible by 9
    if (n % 9 == 0)
    {
         
        // Count of 9's is the answer
        Console.WriteLine(n / 9);
    }
    else
    {
         
        // If remainder is non-zero
        Console.WriteLine((n / 9) + 1);
    }
}
 
// Driver Code
public static void Main(String[] args)
{
    int n1 = 24;
    int n2 = 18;
     
    mindigits(n1);
    mindigits(n2);
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by 29AjayKumar

Javascript

<script>
 
// JavaScript program to implement
// the above approach
// required to make the given sum
 
    // Function to print the minimum
    // count of digits
    function mindigits(n)
    {
  
        // IF N is divisible by 9
        if (n % 9 == 0) {
  
            // Count of 9's is the answer
            document.write(Math.floor(n / 9) + "<br/>");
        }
        else {
  
            // If remainder is non-zero
            document.write(Math.floor(n / 9) + 1 + "<br/>");
        }
    }
 
// Driver Code
 
        let n1 = 24;
        let n2 = 18;
        mindigits(n1);
        mindigits(n2);
            
</script>