Smallest multiple of N with exactly N digits in its Binary number representation
Last Updated :
15 Jul, 2025
Given a positive integer N, the task is to find the smallest multiple of N with exactly N digits in its binary number representation.
Example:
Input: N = 3
Output: 6
Explanation:
6 is the smallest multiple of 3 and has length also 3(110) in binary.
Input: N = 5
Output: 20
Explanation:
6 is the smallest multiple of 5 and has length also 5(10100) in binary.
Approach: The idea is to make an observation.
- If we observe carefully a series will be formed as 1, 2, 6, 8, 20, ...
- The N-th term in the series would be:
N*\lceil 2^\frac{N-1}{N} \rceil
- Therefore, the number N is taken as the input and the above formula is implemented.
Below is the implementation of the above approach:
C++
// C++ program to find smallest
// multiple of n with exactly N
// digits in Binary number System.
#include <iostream>
#include <math.h>
using namespace std;
// Function to find smallest multiple
// of n with exactly n digits
// in Binary number representation.
void smallestNumber(int N)
{
cout << N * ceil(pow(2,
(N - 1))
/ N);
}
// Driver code
int main()
{
int N = 3;
smallestNumber(N);
return 0;
}
Java
// Java program to find smallest
// multiple of n with exactly N
// digits in Binary Number System.
class GFG{
// Function to find smallest
// multiple of n with exactly N
// digits in Binary Number System.
static void smallestNumber(int N)
{
System.out.print(N * Math.ceil
(Math.pow(2, (N - 1)) / N));
}
// Driver code
public static void main(String[] args)
{
int N = 3;
smallestNumber(N);
}
}
// This code is contributed by shubham
Python3
# Python3 program to find smallest
# multiple of n with exactly N
# digits in Binary number System.
from math import ceil
# Function to find smallest multiple
# of n with exactly n digits
# in Binary number representation.
def smallestNumber(N):
print(N * ceil(pow(2, (N - 1)) / N))
# Driver code
N = 3
smallestNumber(N)
# This code is contributed by Mohit Kumar
C#
// C# program to find smallest
// multiple of n with exactly N
// digits in Binary Number System.
using System;
class GFG{
// Function to find smallest
// multiple of n with exactly N
// digits in Binary Number System.
static void smallestNumber(int N)
{
Console.Write(N * Math.Ceiling(
Math.Pow(2, (N - 1)) / N));
}
// Driver code
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
int N = 3;
smallestNumber(N);
}
}
// This code is contributed by AnkitRai01
JavaScript
<script>
// Javascript program to find smallest
// multiple of n with exactly N
// digits in Binary number System.
// Function to find smallest multiple
// of n with exactly n digits
// in Binary number representation.
function smallestNumber(N)
{
document.write(N * parseInt(Math.ceil(Math.pow(2,
(N - 1))
/ N)));
}
// Driver code
let N = 3;
smallestNumber(N);
// This code is contributed by rishavmahato348.
</script>
Time Complexity: O(n)
Auxiliary Space: O(1)
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