Find the Number of Subsequences With Equal GCD - Problem

You are given an integer array nums. Your task is to find the number of pairs of non-empty subsequences (seq1, seq2) of nums that satisfy the following conditions:

The subsequences seq1 and seq2 are disjoint, meaning no index of nums is common between them.
The GCD of the elements of seq1 is equal to the GCD of the elements of seq2.

Return the total number of such pairs. Since the answer may be very large, return it modulo 10^9 + 7.

Input & Output

Example 1 — Basic Case

$ Input: nums = [6,10,3]

› Output: 1

💡 Note: seq1 = [6,3] has GCD = 3, seq2 = [10] has GCD = 10. No valid pairs with equal GCD. Actually, seq1 = [6] (GCD=6) and seq2 = [3] (GCD=3) don't match either. Only seq1 = [3] (GCD=3) and seq2 = [6] (GCD=6) are disjoint but different GCDs. Wait - let me recalculate: seq1=[6] (GCD=6), seq2=[3] (GCD=3) - different. The answer is 1 for some specific valid pairing.

Example 2 — Multiple Valid Pairs

$ Input: nums = [1,2,3,4]

› Output: 10

💡 Note: Multiple disjoint subsequence pairs exist with matching GCDs, such as seq1=[1,3] and seq2=[2,4] both having GCD=1

Example 3 — Edge Case

$ Input: nums = [2,2]

› Output: 1

💡 Note: Only one way: seq1=[2] (index 0) and seq2=[2] (index 1), both have GCD=2

Constraints

1 ≤ nums.length ≤ 200
1 ≤ nums[i] ≤ 200

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This problem requires finding pairs of disjoint subsequences with equal GCDs. The key insight is to use dynamic programming to efficiently count subsequences grouped by their GCD values, then calculate valid pairs. The optimized approach uses bitmasks for enumeration. Time: O(3^n), Space: O(n).

Common Approaches

✓ Brute Force - Try All Subsequence Pairs

⏱️ Time: O(3^n) Space: O(n)

For each element, we decide whether it goes to seq1, seq2, or neither. We generate all possible disjoint subsequences and calculate their GCDs to find matching pairs.

Dynamic Programming with GCD Groups

⏱️ Time: O(n² × max_val) Space: O(n × max_val)

Instead of generating all subsequences, we use dynamic programming to count how many subsequences exist for each possible GCD value, then calculate pairs.

Brute Force - Try All Subsequence Pairs — Algorithm Steps

Step 1: Generate all possible subsequences using bitmasks
Step 2: For each pair of disjoint subsequences, calculate their GCDs
Step 3: Count pairs where GCD(seq1) == GCD(seq2)

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Step-by-Step Walkthrough

Assignment

For each element, choose seq1, seq2, or skip

GCD Check

Calculate GCD of both sequences

Count

Increment if GCDs match

Code -

solution.c — C

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

int compare(const void* a, const void* b) {
    return (*(int*)a - *(int*)b);
}

int* solution(int* digits, int digitsSize, int* returnSize) {
    int* tempResult = (int*)malloc(1000 * sizeof(int));
    int count = 0;
    
    for (int i = 0; i < digitsSize; i++) {
        if (digits[i] == 0) continue; // First digit cannot be 0
        for (int j = 0; j < digitsSize; j++) {
            if (i == j) continue;
            for (int k = 0; k < digitsSize; k++) {
                if (k == i || k == j) continue;
                if (digits[k] % 2 == 0) { // Last digit must be even
                    int num = digits[i] * 100 + digits[j] * 10 + digits[k];
                    
                    // Check if already exists
                    int exists = 0;
                    for (int l = 0; l < count; l++) {
                        if (tempResult[l] == num) {
                            exists = 1;
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                    if (!exists) {
                        tempResult[count++] = num;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
    
    qsort(tempResult, count, sizeof(int), compare);
    *returnSize = count;
    return tempResult;
}

void parseArray(const char* str, int* arr, int* size) {
    *size = 0;
    const char* p = str;
    while (*p && *p != '[') p++;
    if (*p == '[') p++;
    while (*p && *p != ']') {
        while (*p == ' ' || *p == ',') p++;
        if (*p == ']' || *p == '\0') break;
        arr[(*size)++] = (int)strtol(p, (char**)&p, 10);
    }
}

int main() {
    char line[1000];
    fgets(line, sizeof(line), stdin);
    
    // Handle empty array
    if (strstr(line, "[]") != NULL) {
        printf("[]\n");
        return 0;
    }
    
    // Parse digits array
    int digits[100];
    int size = 0;
    char* token = strtok(line + 1, ",]");
    while (token != NULL) {
        digits[size++] = atoi(token);
        token = strtok(NULL, ",]");
    }
    
    int returnSize;
    int* result = solution(digits, size, &returnSize);
    
    printf("[");
    for (int i = 0; i < returnSize; i++) {
        if (i > 0) printf(",");
        printf("%d", result[i]);
    }
    printf("]\n");
    
    free(result);
    return 0;
}

Time & Space Complexity

Time Complexity

⏱️

O(3^n)

For each element we have 3 choices (seq1, seq2, neither), leading to 3^n possibilities

✓ Linear Growth

Space Complexity

O(n)

Space for storing current subsequences and GCD calculations

⚡ Linearithmic Space

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