total_operations
to 0, which will store the total minimum operations needed.max_doublings
to 0, which will store the maximum number of doubling operations needed for any number in nums
.nums
:
a. For the current number, initialize doublings
to 0.
b. While the current number is greater than 0:
i. If the current number is odd, increment total_operations
(for the increment operation) and decrement the number by 1.
ii. Right shift the current number by 1 (divide by 2), and increment doublings
.
c. Update max_doublings
to be the maximum of itself and doublings
.max_doublings
to total_operations
(for the doubling operations).total_operations
as the result.