- Difficulty: Hard
- Tags: LeetCode, Hard, Math, Dynamic Programming, Game Theory, leetcode-1510, O(n * sqrt(n)), O(n)
Problem
Alice and Bob take turns playing a game, with Alice starting first.
Initially, there are n
stones in a pile. On each player's turn, that player makes a move consisting of removing any non-zero square number of stones in the pile.
Also, if a player cannot make a move, he/she loses the game.
Given a positive integer n
, return true
if and only if Alice wins the game otherwise return false
, assuming both players play optimally.
Example 1:
Input: n = 1 Output: true Explanation: Alice can remove 1 stone winning the game because Bob doesn't have any moves.
Example 2:
Input: n = 2 Output: false Explanation: Alice can only remove 1 stone, after that Bob removes the last one winning the game (2 -> 1 -> 0).
Example 3:
Input: n = 4 Output: true Explanation: n is already a perfect square, Alice can win with one move, removing 4 stones (4 -> 0).
Constraints:
1 <= n <= 105