//ProjectEuler/ProjectEulerCPP/Source/Problem5.cpp
//Matthew Ellison
// Created: 09-28-18
//Modified: 07-09-20
//What is the smallest positive number that is evenly divisible by all of the numbers from 1 to 20?
//Unless otherwise listed all non-standard includes are my own creation and available from https://bibucket.org/Mattrixwv/myClasses
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#include
#include
#include
#include
#include "Stopwatch.hpp"
#include "../Headers/Problem.hpp"
#include "../Headers/Problem5.hpp"
//Constructor
Problem5::Problem5() : Problem("What is the smallest positive number that is evenly divisible by all of the numbers from 1 to 20?"), smallestNum(0){
}
//Solve the problem
void Problem5::solve(){
//If the problem has already been solved do nothing and end the function
if(solved){
return;
}
//Setup your variables
bool numFound = false; //Used to determine if the number has been found
//Start the timer
timer.start();
//Start at 20 because it must at least be divisible by 20. Increment by 2 because it must be an even number to be divisible by 2
//Loop through every even number starting at 20
int currentNum = 20;
while((currentNum > 0) && (!numFound)){
//Start by assuming you found the number (because we throw a flag if we didn't find it)
numFound = true;
//Step through every number from 1-20 seeing if the current number is divisible by it
for(int divisor = 1;divisor <= 20;++divisor){
//If it is not divisible then throw a flag and start looking at the next number
if((currentNum % divisor) != 0){
numFound = false;
break;
}
}
//If you didn't find the correct number then increment by 2
if(!numFound){
currentNum += 2;
}
}
smallestNum = currentNum;
//Stop the timer
timer.stop();
//Save the results
result << "The smallest positive number evenly divisible by all numbers 1-20 is " << smallestNum;
//Throw a flag to show the problem is solved
solved = true;
}
//Reset the problem so it can be run again
void Problem5::reset(){
Problem::reset();
smallestNum = 0;
}
//Returns the requested number
int Problem5::getNumber() const{
//If the problem hasn't been solved throw an exception
if(!solved){
throw Unsolved();
}
return smallestNum;
}