https://leetcode.com/problems/max-number-of-k-sum-pairs/
You are given an integer array nums
and an integer k
.
In one operation, you can pick two numbers from the array whose sum equals k
and remove them from the array.
Return the maximum number of operations you can perform on the array.
Example 1:
Input: nums = [1,2,3,4], k = 5
Output: 2
Explanation: Starting with nums = [1,2,3,4]:
- Remove numbers 1 and 4, then nums = [2,3]
- Remove numbers 2 and 3, then nums = []
There are no more pairs that sum up to 5, hence a total of 2 operations.
Example 2:
Input: nums = [3,1,3,4,3], k = 6
Output: 1
Explanation: Starting with nums = [3,1,3,4,3]:
- Remove the first two 3's, then nums = [1,4,3]
There are no more pairs that sum up to 6, hence a total of 1 operation.
Constraints:
1 <= nums.length <= 10**5
1 <= nums[i] <= 10**9
1 <= k <= 10**9
- HashMap / dictionary
class Solution:
def maxOperations(self, nums: List[int], k: int) -> int:
f = defaultdict(int)
for x in nums:
f[x] += 1
ans = 0
for x in nums:
if k - x not in f:
continue
if f[x] == 0 or f[k - x] == 0:
continue
elif x == k - x and f[x] == 1:
continue
else:
f[x] -= 1
f[k - x] -= 1
ans += 1
return ans