minimum-replacements-to-sort-the-array

minimum-replacements-to-sort-the-array


You are given a 0-indexed integer array nums. In one operation you can replace any element of the array with any two elements that sum to it.




  • For example, consider nums = [5,6,7]. In one operation, we can replace nums[1] with 2 and 4 and convert nums to [5,2,4,7].



Return the minimum number of operations to make an array that is sorted in non-decreasing order.



 


Example 1:



Input: nums = [3,9,3]
Output: 2
Explanation: Here are the steps to sort the array in non-decreasing order:
- From [3,9,3], replace the 9 with 3 and 6 so the array becomes [3,3,6,3]
- From [3,3,6,3], replace the 6 with 3 and 3 so the array becomes [3,3,3,3,3]
There are 2 steps to sort the array in non-decreasing order. Therefore, we return 2.



Example 2:



Input: nums = [1,2,3,4,5]
Output: 0
Explanation: The array is already in non-decreasing order. Therefore, we return 0. 


 


Constraints:




  • 1 <= nums.length <= 105

  • 1 <= nums[i] <= 109


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