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Construct the Cypher string based on the given conditions

Given a number N, the task is to convert the given number into a Cypher string on the basis of below conditions:

  • If N is a semiprime, then change every digit at even places of N to it’s corresponding matched alphabet as shown below.
  • If N can be written as a sum of two primes, then change every digit at odd places of N to it’s corresponding matched alphabet as shown below.
  • If both the condition satisfy the concatenate the above two strings formed.
  • If N can’t satisfy the above three criteria, then print “-1”. Below is the list of matched character:

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Examples:

Input: N = 61
Output: 6B
Explanation:
Since 61 can be expressed as a sum of two primes: 61 = 2 + 59
Therefore, the resultant string after changing the character at even index is “6B”.
Input: N = 1011243
Output: B0B1C4D
Explanation:
Since 1011243 is Semiprime number: 1011243 = 3 * 337081
Therefore, the resultant string after change the character at even index is “B0B1C4D”.

Approach:

  • Check if the given number N is semi prime or not by using the approach discussed in this article. If yes, then do the following:
    • Convert the given number N to string(say str) using to_string() function.
    • Traverse the above string formed and changed the characters at even index as:
str[i] = char((str[i] - '0') + 65)
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  • Print the new string formed.
  • Check if the given number N can be expressed as a sum of two prime numbers or not using the approach discussed in this article. If yes, then do the following:
    • Convert the given number N to string(say str) using to_string() function.
    • Traverse the above string formed and changed the characters at odd index as:
str[i] = char((str[i] - '0') + 65)
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  • Print the new string formed.
  • If the above two condition doesn’t satisfy then we can’t form Cypher String. Print “-1”.

Below is the implementation of the above approach:

// C++ program for the above approach

#include "bits/stdc++.h"
using namespace std;

// Function to check whether a number
// is prime or not
bool isPrime(int n)
{
    if (n <= 1)
        return false;

    for (int i = 2; i <= sqrt(n); i++) {
        if (n % i == 0)
            return false;
    }

    return true;
}

// Function to check if a prime number
// can be expressed as sum of
// two Prime Numbers
bool isPossibleSum(int N)
{
    // If the N && (N-2) is Prime
    if (isPrime(N)
        && isPrime(N - 2)) {
        return true;
    }
    else {
        return false;
    }
}

// Function to check semiPrime
bool checkSemiprime(int num)
{
    int cnt = 0;

    // Loop from 2 to sqrt(num)
    for (int i = 2; cnt < 2
                    && i * i <= num;
         ++i) {
        while (num % i == 0) {
            num /= i,

                // Increment the count of
                // prime numbers
                ++cnt;
        }
    }

    // If num is greater than 1, then
    // add 1 to it
    if (num > 1) {
        ++cnt;
    }

    // Return '1' if count is 2 else
    // return '0'
    return cnt == 2;
}

// Function to make the Cypher string
void makeCypherString(int N)
{

    // Resultant string
    string semiPrime = "";
    string sumOfPrime = "";

    // Make string for the number N
    string str = to_string(N);

    // Check for semiPrime
    if (checkSemiprime(N)) {

        // Traverse to make Cypher string
        for (int i = 0; str[i]; i++) {

            // If index is odd add the
            // current character
            if (i & 1) {
                semiPrime += str[i];
            }

            // Else current character is
            // changed
            else {
                semiPrime
                    += char(
                        str[i] - '0' + 65);
            }
        }
    }

    // Check for sum of two primes
    if (isPossibleSum(N)) {

        // Traverse to make Cypher string
        for (int i = 0; str[i]; i++) {

            // If index is odd then
            // current character is
            // changed
            if (i & 1) {
                sumOfPrime
                    += char(
                        str[i] - '0' + 65);
            }

            // Else add the current
            // character
            else {
                sumOfPrime += str[i];
            }
        }
    }

    // If the resultant string is ""
    // then print -1
    if (semiPrime + sumOfPrime == "") {
        cout << "-1";
    }

    // Else print the resultant string
    else {
        cout << semiPrime + sumOfPrime;
    }
}

// Driver Code
int main()
{

    // Given Number
    int N = 1011243;

    // Function Call
    makeCypherString(N);

    return 0;
}
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Output:

B0B1C4D
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