Given two integers n and k, the task is to find the kth smallest element from the range [1, n] after deleting all the odd numbers from the range.
Examples:
Input: n = 8, k = 3
Output: 6
After deleting all the odd numbers from the range [1, 8]
2, 4, 6 and 8 are the only numbers left and 6 is the 3rd smallest.
Input: n = 8, k = 4
Output:
Approach: Since all odd numbers are removed so now only even numbers are left i.e. 2, 4, 6, 8, .....
Now, the kth smallest element will always be 2 * k.
Below is the implementation of the above approach:
// C++ implementation of the approach
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
// Function to return the kth smallest
// element from the range [1, n] after
// removing all the odd elements
int kthSmallest(int n, int k)
{
return (2 * k);
}
// Driver code
int main()
{
int n = 8, k = 4;
cout << kthSmallest(n, k);
return 0;
}
// Java implementation of the approach
class GFG {
// Function to return the kth smallest
// element from the range [1, n] after
// removing all the odd elements
static int kthSmallest(int n, int k)
{
return (2 * k);
}
// Driver code
public static void main(String args[])
{
int n = 8, k = 4;
System.out.print(kthSmallest(n, k));
}
}
# Python3 implementation of the approach
# Function to return the kth smallest
# element from the range [1, n] after
# removing all the odd elements
def kthSmallest(n, k):
return 2 * k
# Driver code
n = 8; k = 4
print(kthSmallest(n, k))
# This code is contributed
# by Shrikant13
// C# implementation of the approach
using System;
class GFG {
// Function to return the kth smallest
// element from the range [1, n] after
// removing all the odd elements
static int kthSmallest(int n, int k)
{
return (2 * k);
}
// Driver code
public static void Main()
{
int n = 8, k = 4;
Console.WriteLine(kthSmallest(n, k));
}
}
// This code is contributed by Code_Mech
<?php
// PHP implementation of the approach
// Function to return the kth smallest
// element from the range [1, n] after
// removing all the odd elements
function kthSmallest($n, $k)
{
return (2 * $k);
}
// Driver code
$n = 8; $k = 4;
echo(kthSmallest($n, $k));
// This code is contributed
// by Code_Mech
?>
<script>
// Javascript implementation of the approach
// Function to return the kth smallest
// element from the range [1, n] after
// removing all the odd elements
function kthSmallest(n, k)
{
return (2 * k);
}
// Driver code
var n = 8, k = 4;
document.write(kthSmallest(n, k));
// This code is contributed by noob2000.
</script>
Output:
8
Time Complexity: O(1)
Auxiliary Space: O(1)