Find four elements that sum to a given value | Set 3 (Hashmap)

Last Updated : 31 Jan, 2023

Given an array of integers, Check if there exist four elements at different indexes in the array whose sum is equal to a given value k. For example, if the given array is {1 5 1 0 6 0} and k = 7, then your function should print "YES" as (1+5+1+0=7).

Examples:

Input  : arr[] = {1 5 1 0 6 0} 
             k = 7
Output : YES

Input :  arr[] = {38 7 44 42 28 16 10 37 
                  33 2 38 29 26 8 25} 
            k = 22
Output : NO

We have discussed different solutions in below two sets. Find four elements that sum to a given value | Set 1 (n^3 solution) Find four elements that sum to a given value | Set 2 ( O(n^2Logn) Solution) In this post, an optimized solution is discussed that works in O(n²) on average. The idea is to create a hashmap to store pair sums.

Loop i = 0 to n-1 :
 Loop j = i + 1 to n-1  
   calculate sum = arr[i] + arr[j]
     If (k-sum) exist in hash 
      a) Check in hash table for all
         pairs of indexes which form
         (k-sum).
      b) If there is any pair with no 
         common indexes.
           return true 
    Else update hash table
    EndLoop;
EndLoop;

Implementation:

CPP

// C++ program to find if there exist 4 elements
// with given sum
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

// function to check if there exist four
// elements whose sum is equal to k
bool findfour(int arr[], int n, int k)
{
    // map to store sum and indexes for
    // a pair sum
    unordered_map<int, vector<pair<int, int> > > hash;

    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        for (int j = i + 1; j < n; j++) {

            // calculate the sum of each pair
            int sum = arr[i] + arr[j];

            // if k-sum exist in map
            if (hash.find(k - sum) != hash.end()) {
                auto num = hash.find(k - sum);
                vector<pair<int, int> > v = num->second;

                // check for index coincidence as if
                // there is a common that means all
                // the four numbers are not from
                // different indexes and one of the
                // index is repeated
                for (int k = 0; k < num->second.size();
                     k++) {

                    pair<int, int> it = v[k];

                    // if all indexes are different then
                    // it means four number exist
                    // set the flag and break the loop
                    if (it.first != i && it.first != j
                        && it.second != i && it.second != j)
                        return true;
                }
            }

            // store the sum and index pair in hashmap
            hash[sum].push_back(make_pair(i, j));
        }
    }
    hash.clear();
    return false;
}

// Driver code
int main()
{
    int k = 7;
    int arr[] = { 1, 5, 1, 0, 6, 0 };
    int n = sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]);
    if (findfour(arr, n, k))
        cout << "YES" << endl;
    else
        cout << "NO" << endl;
    return 0;
}

Java

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Vector;

public class Gfg {
    public static boolean findfour(int[] arr, int n, int k)
    {
        Map<Integer, Vector<Pair> > hash = new HashMap<>();

        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            for (int j = i + 1; j < n; j++) {
                // calculate the sum of each pair
                int sum = arr[i] + arr[j];

                // if k-sum exists in map
                if (hash.containsKey(k - sum)) {
                    Vector<Pair> v = hash.get(k - sum);

                    for (int kk = 0; kk < v.size(); kk++) {
                        Pair it = v.get(kk);
                        if (it.first != i && it.first != j
                            && it.second != i
                            && it.second != j) {
                            return true;
                        }
                    }
                }

                Vector<Pair> vec = new Vector<>();
                vec.add(new Pair(i, j));
                hash.put(sum, vec);
            }
        }

        hash.clear();
        return false;
    }

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        int k = 7;
        int[] arr = { 1, 5, 1, 0, 6, 0 };
        int n = arr.length;
        if (findfour(arr, n, k)) {
            System.out.println("YES");
        }
        else {
            System.out.println("NO");
        }
    }
}

class Pair {
    public int first;
    public int second;

    public Pair(int first, int second)
    {
        this.first = first;
        this.second = second;
    }
}

Python3

# function to check if there exist four
# elements whose sum is equal to k
def findfour(arr, n, k):
  
    # dictionary to store sum and indexes for
    # a pair sum
    hash = {}

    for i in range(n):
        for j in range(i + 1, n):

            # calculate the sum of each pair
            s = arr[i] + arr[j]

            # if k-sum exist in dictionary
            if k-s in hash:
                # check for index coincidence as if
                # there is a common that means all
                # the four numbers are not from
                # different indexes and one of the
                # index is repeated
                for pair in hash[k-s]:
                    if pair[0] != i and pair[0] != j and pair[1] != i and pair[1] != j:
                        return True

            # store the sum and index pair in dictionary
            if s in hash:
                hash[s].append((i, j))
            else:
                hash[s] = [(i, j)]
    return False

# Driver code
k = 7
arr = [1, 5, 1, 0, 6, 0]
n = len(arr)
if findfour(arr, n, k):
    print("YES")
else:
    print("NO")

    # This code is contributed by divya_p123.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

class Gfg {
    public static bool findfour(int[] arr, int n, int k)
    {
        Dictionary<int, List<Tuple<int, int> > > hash
            = new Dictionary<int,
                             List<Tuple<int, int> > >();

        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            for (int j = i + 1; j < n; j++) {
                // calculate the sum of each pair
                int sum = arr[i] + arr[j];

                // if k-sum exists in dictionary
                if (hash.ContainsKey(k - sum)) {
                    List<Tuple<int, int> > v
                        = hash[k - sum];

                    for (int kk = 0; kk < v.Count; kk++) {
                        Tuple<int, int> it = v[kk];
                        if (it.Item1 != i && it.Item1 != j
                            && it.Item2 != i
                            && it.Item2 != j) {
                            return true;
                        }
                    }
                }

                if (!hash.ContainsKey(sum)) {
                    hash.Add(sum,
                             new List<Tuple<int, int> >());
                }
                hash[sum].Add(Tuple.Create(i, j));
            }
        }

        hash.Clear();
        return false;
    }

    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        int k = 7;
        int[] arr = { 1, 5, 1, 0, 6, 0 };
        int n = arr.Length;
        if (findfour(arr, n, k)) {
            Console.WriteLine("YES");
        }
        else {
            Console.WriteLine("NO");
        }
    }
}

class Pair {
    public int first;
    public int second;

    public Pair(int first, int second)
    {
        this.first = first;
        this.second = second;
    }
}

JavaScript

    // JavaScript Code implementation.
    const findFour = (arr, n, k) => {
          let hash = {};

        for (let i = 0; i < n; i++)
        {
            for (let j = i + 1; j < n; j++)
            {
            
                // calculate the sum of each pair
                let sum = arr[i] + arr[j];

                // if k-sum exists in map
                if (hash[k - sum]) {
                    let v = hash[k - sum];
                    for (let kk = 0; kk < v.length; kk++) {
                        let it = v[kk];
                        if (it[0] !== i && it[0] !== j && it[1] !== i && it[1] !== j) {
                              return true;
                        }
                    }
                }

                if (!hash[sum]) {
                      hash[sum] = [];
                }
                hash[sum].push([i, j]);
            }
        }

          hash = {};
          return false;
    };

    let k = 7;
    let arr = [1, 5, 1, 0, 6, 0];
    let n = arr.length;
    if (findFour(arr, n, k)) {
          console.log("YES");
    } else {
          console.log("NO");
    }
    
    // This code is contributed by lokeshmvs21.

Output

YES

Time Complexity: O(n^2)
Auxiliary Space: O(n) for hashmap

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