1553. Minimum Number of Days to Eat N Oranges

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    Problem

    There are n oranges in the kitchen and you decided to eat some of these oranges every day as follows:

    You can only choose one of the actions per day.

    Given the integer n, return the minimum number of days to eat n oranges.

      Example 1:

    Input: n = 10
    Output: 4
    Explanation: You have 10 oranges.
    Day 1: Eat 1 orange,  10 - 1 = 9.  
    Day 2: Eat 6 oranges, 9 - 2*(9/3) = 9 - 6 = 3. (Since 9 is divisible by 3)
    Day 3: Eat 2 oranges, 3 - 2*(3/3) = 3 - 2 = 1. 
    Day 4: Eat the last orange  1 - 1  = 0.
    You need at least 4 days to eat the 10 oranges.
    

    Example 2:

    Input: n = 6
    Output: 3
    Explanation: You have 6 oranges.
    Day 1: Eat 3 oranges, 6 - 6/2 = 6 - 3 = 3. (Since 6 is divisible by 2).
    Day 2: Eat 2 oranges, 3 - 2*(3/3) = 3 - 2 = 1. (Since 3 is divisible by 3)
    Day 3: Eat the last orange  1 - 1  = 0.
    You need at least 3 days to eat the 6 oranges.
    

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    Solution

    class Solution {
        public int minDays(int n) {
            return eat(n, new HashMap<>());
        }
    
        private int eat(int n, Map<Integer, Integer> cache) {
            if (n <= 1) {
                return n;
            }
            Integer cached = cache.get(n);
            if (cached != null) {
                return cached;
            }
            int result = Math.min(n % 2 + eat(n / 2, cache), n % 3 + eat(n / 3, cache)) + 1;
            cache.put(n, result);
            return result;
        }
    }
    

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