Leetcode Problem 2208. Minimum Operations to Halve Array Sum

2208. Minimum Operations to Halve Array Sum

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Using a Max Heap (Priority Queue)

  1. Calculate the initial sum of the array nums.
  2. Create a max heap and insert all numbers from nums into the heap.
  3. Initialize a variable to keep track of the number of operations performed.
  4. While the current sum is greater than half of the initial sum: a. Extract the maximum number from the heap. b. Halve the extracted number. c. Insert the halved number back into the heap. d. Update the current sum by subtracting the difference between the extracted number and the halved number. e. Increment the operation count.
  5. Return the operation count.
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