leetcode_ugly number ii

Ugly Number II

Write a program to find the n-th ugly number. Ugly numbers are positive numbers whose prime factors only include 2, 3, 5.
(第 n 个丑数)

Note:

  1. 1 is typically treated as an ugly number.
  2. n does not exceed 1690.

Example:

1. 动态规划

任何一个新的丑数可以看做是一个旧的丑数乘以 2,3,5 得到的。因此可以设置三个指针,每当因为乘以一个因子而增加一个丑数时,相应的指针就后移,具体实现过程如下:

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class :
def nthUglyNumber(self, n: int) -> int:
ugly_list = [1]
p_2, p_3, p_5 = 0, 0, 0

while len(ugly_list) < n:
num_2, num_3, num_5 = ugly_list[p_2]*2, ugly_list[p_3]*3, ugly_list[p_5]*5
min_num = min(num_2, num_3, num_5)

if num_2 == min_num:
p_2 += 1
if num_3 == min_num:
p_3 += 1
if num_5 == min_num:
p_5 +=1
ugly_list.append(min_num)
return ugly_list[-1]