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Persistent Bugger - Help to get rid of some 0

I need some help with a task which is about creating a function that only accepts integer numbers to then multiply each other until getting only one digit. The answer would be the times:
Example: function(39) - answer: 3
Because 3 * 9 = 27, 2 * 7 = 14, 1 * 4 = 4 and 4 has only one digit
Example2: function(999) - answer: 4
Because 9 * 9 * 9 = 729, 7 * 2 * 9 = 126, 1 * 2 * 6 = 12, and finally 1 * 2 = 2
Example3: function(4) - answer: 0
Because it has one digit already
So trying to figure out how to solve this after many failures, I ended up coding this:
function persistence(num) {
let div = parseInt(num.toString().split(""));
let t = 0;
if(Number.isInteger(num) == true){
if(div.length > 1){
for(let i=0; i<div.length; i++){
div = div.reduce((acc,number) => acc * number);
t += 1;
div = parseInt(div.toString().split(""))
if(div.length == 1){
return t } else {continue}
} return t
} else { return t }
} else { return false }
}
console.log(persistence(39),3);
console.log(persistence(4),0);
console.log(persistence(25),2);
console.log(persistence(999),4);
/*
output: 0 3
0 0
0 2
0 4
*/
It seems I could solve it, but the problem is I don't know why those 0s show up. Besides I'd like to receive some feedback and if it's possible to improve those codes or show another way to solve it.
Thanks for taking your time to read this.
///EDIT///
Thank you all for helping and teaching me new things, I could solve this problem with the following code:
function persistence(num){
let t = 0;
let div;
if(Number.isInteger(num) == true){
while(num >= 10){
div = (num + "").split("");
num = div.reduce((acc,val) => acc * val);
t+=1;
} return t
}
}
console.log(persistence(39));
console.log(persistence(4));
console.log(persistence(25));
console.log(persistence(999));
/*output: 3
0
2
4
*/

You've got a few issues here:
let div = parseInt(num.toString().split("")); You're casting an array to a number, assuming you're trying to extract the individual numbers into an array, you were close but no need for the parseInt.
function persistence(input, count = 0) {
var output = input;
while (output >= 10) {
var numbers = (output + '').split('');
output = numbers.reduce((acc, next) {
return Number(next) * acc;
}, 1);
count += 1;
}
​
return count;
};
For something that needs to continually check, you're better off using a recurssive function to check the conditions again and again, this way you won't need any sub loops.
Few es6 features you can utilise here to achieve the same result! Might be a little too far down the road for you to jump into es6 now but here's an example anyways using recursion!
function recursive(input, count = 0) {
// convert the number into an array for each number
const numbers = `${input}`.split('').map(n => Number(n));
// calculate the total of the values
const total = numbers.reduce((acc, next) => next * acc, 1);
// if there's more than 1 number left, total them up and send them back through
return numbers.length > 1 ? recursive(total, count += 1) : count;
};
console.log(recursive(39),3);
console.log(recursive(4),0);
console.log(recursive(25),2);
console.log(recursive(999),4);

function persistance (num) {
if (typeof num != 'number') throw 'isnt a number'
let persist = 0
while(num >= 10) {
let size = '' + num
size = size.length
// Get all number of num
const array = new Array(size).fill(0).map((x, i) => {
const a = num / Math.pow(10, i)
const b = parseInt(a, 10)
return b % 10
})
console.log('here', array)
// actualiser num
num = array.reduce((acc, current) => acc * current, 1)
persist++
}
return persist
}
console.log(persistance(39))
console.log(persistance(999))

console.log() can take many argument...
So for example, console.log("A", "B") will output "A" "B".
So all those zeros are the output of your persistence function... And the other number is just the number you provided as second argument.
So I guess you still have to "persist"... Because your function always returns 0.
A hint: You are making this comparison: div.length > 1...
But div is NOT an array... It is a number, stringified, splitted... And finally parsed as integer.
;) Good luck.
Side note, the calculation you are attempting is known as the Kaprekar's routine. So while learning JS with it... That history panel of the recreational mathematic wil not hurt you... And may be a good line in a job interview. ;)
My best hint
Use the console log within the function to help you degug it. Here is your unchanged code with just a couple of those.
function persistence(num) {
let div = parseInt(num.toString().split(""));
let t = 0;
console.log("div.length", div.length)
if (Number.isInteger(num) == true) {
if (div.length > 1) {
for (let i = 0; i < div.length; i++) {
div = div.reduce((acc, number) => acc * number);
t += 1;
div = parseInt(div.toString().split(""));
if (div.length == 1) {
console.log("return #1")
return t;
} else {
continue;
}
}
console.log("return #2")
return t;
} else {
console.log("return #3")
return t;
}
} else {
console.log("return #4")
return false;
}
}
console.log(persistence(39), 3);
console.log(persistence(4), 0);
console.log(persistence(25), 2);
console.log(persistence(999), 4);

how to create three random numbers in javascript and then tell input is odd or not?

how to create three random numbers in javascript and then tell input is odd or not?

To determine if odd:
num % 2;
That will return 0 or 1. If you want it to return true or false, then do
(num % 2) == 1;
Make a "isOdd" function and you can use it to check your random numbers against:
function isOdd(num) {
return (num % 2) == 1;
}
Use it like
function randomizer() {
var a = Math.floor((Math.random() * 10));
var b = Math.floor((Math.random() * 10));
var c = Math.floor((Math.random() * 10));
if (isOdd(a)) {
\\Give more points because it's odd
}
}
Here's a very simple working example: https://codepen.io/anon/pen/rqLVxM

to verify that all numbers are even use this function
function areEven(a,b,c){
return a%2==0 && b%2==0 && c%2==0
}
to verify that all numbers are odd use this function
function areOdd(a,b,c){
return a%2!=0 && b%2!=0 && c%2!=0
}
to verify that all numbers are are in sequence use this function :
function areInSequence(a,b,c){
var array = [a,b,c];
array.sort(function(a, b){return a - b});
var validity=false;
var i;
var length = array.length
for (i =0; i < length-1 ; i++) {
if((array [i+1] - array [i]) == 1){
validity=true;
}else validity=false;
}
return validity;
}
combine this functions in your code and if you need help leave a comment thanks!

How to get 2 random numbers divisible by each other?

I'm generating 2 random numbers:
1) The first number must be random from 1 to 30
2) The second number must be random from 1 to 10
I'm simply trying to have the first number divisible by the second number or vice-versa, and finally, alert the result. My question is how to get the result of the division of 2 random numbers? Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks a lot in advance!.
Note: the first number must be divisible by the second number.
Here's my code:
var arr = [];
for (var i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
do {
var firstRandomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random()*30) + 1;
var secondRandomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random()*10) + 1;
if(firstRandomNumber % secondRandomNumber === 0){
correctResult = result;
arr.push(correctResult);
}
} while ((firstRandomNumber % secondRandomNumber === 0));
}
console.log(arr);

I would suggest a more functional approach: create a function that creates two random numbers, and returns them if one is divisible by the other. Then, just call that function until you get a truthy result:
function tryGetDivisible() {
var firstRandomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * 30) + 1;
var secondRandomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * 10) + 1;
if (firstRandomNumber % secondRandomNumber === 0) {
console.log(firstRandomNumber, secondRandomNumber);
return firstRandomNumber / secondRandomNumber;
}
}
let result;
while (!result) result = tryGetDivisible();
const arr = [result];
console.log(arr);

Few things:
Your while loop should be looping until firstRandomNumber % secondRandomNumber === 0, so you want to just keep looping while it's not true.
result isn't set anywhere, so I added the result in the array
The if(firstRandomNumber % secondRandomNumber === 0){ is redundant. When the do/while loop completes, it will have the do numbers that matched. Simply move the arr.push() outside that loop.
var arr = [];
for (var i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
do {
var firstRandomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random()*30) + 1;
var secondRandomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random()*10) + 1;
} while ((firstRandomNumber % secondRandomNumber !== 0));
console.log('first', firstRandomNumber, 'second', secondRandomNumber);
arr.push(firstRandomNumber / secondRandomNumber);
}
console.log(arr);

A much simpler approach is to get the first random number, and then try getting the second random number until they are divisible. So here will be the code:
var firstRandomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random()*30) + 1;
while (firstRandomNumber % secondRandomNumber !== 0) {
var secondRandomNumber = Math.floor(Math.random()*10) + 1;
}
console.log(firstRandomNumber + "," + secondRandomNumber);

Since the first must be divisible by the second, my approach would be:
Generate the second number.
Determine the maximum multiple of the second number that is no more than 30 (e.g., Math.floor(30/firstNumber)).
Select a multiple at random and use that as the first number. You simply need to select a random number between 1 and the largest allowed multiplier (inclusive).
This way, there's no need to do a generate-and-test loop, which could go on an unbounded number of times before a successful pair is generated.

If you want to avoid the while loop, you can pick the first number, then assemble the possible second numbers in an array. Then randomly pick one of these:
let first = Math.floor(Math.random() * 10) + 1
// all possible divisible numbers
let factors = Array.from({length: 30}, (_, i) => i + 1)
.filter(i => first % i === 0 || i % first === 0)
//pick one
let second = factors[Math.floor(Math.random() * factors.length)]
console.log(first, second)

How can I generate a random number between 1 - 10 except that the random number can't be 3

How can I generate a random number between 1 - 10 except that the random number can't be 3

Get a random number between 1 and 9 and then add one if it's 3 or greater, or
better, just change any 3s into 10s.
function getNumber() {
return (n = 9 * Math.ceil(Math.random())) === 3? 10: n;
}

Based on this nice answer:
function getRandomInt (min, max) {
return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min;
}
var rand;
while((rand = getRandomInt(1, 10)) == 3);
// rand is now your random number

function rand(begin, end) {
var result = Math.floor( Math.random() * (end - begin + 1) ) + begin;
return result === 3 ? rand(begin, end) : result;
}

function rand(){
var r = Math.ceil(Math.random() * 10);
if (r==3){
return rand()}
else
return r;
}

Here's a short, quick solution, using a self-executing function, that does what you need exactly but is only useful for the specific circumstance you describe:
var randOneToTenButNotThree = function () {
var result = Math.floor(Math.random() * 10) + 1; // PICK A NUMBER BETWEEN 1 AND 10
return (result !== 3) ? result : randOneToTenButNotThree(); // IF THE NUMBER IS NOT 3 RETURN THE RESULT, OTHERWISE CALL THIS FUNCTION AGAIN TO PICK ANOTHER NUMBER
}
var result = randOneToTenButNotThree(); // RESULT SHOULD BE A NUMBER BETWEEN 1 AND 10 BUT NOT 3
However, you could abstract this out to produce a random number in any given range, excluding any number of your choice:
var randExcl = function (lowest, highest, excluded) {
var result = Math.floor(Math.random() * (highest - lowest)) + lowest;
return (result !== excluded) ? result : randExcl();
}
var result = randExcl();
Just don't forget that if the function is renamed, you should also change the reference to it from within at the end of that return statement so that it can keep calling itself whenever it produces the excluded number.

This should work.
var r = 3;
while(r == 3) r = Math.ceil(Math.random() * 10);

function r(){a = Math.floor(Math.random() * 10) + 1; if (a==3) a++; return a;}

Math.ceil to nearest five at position 1

Okay....
I have a lot of uncontrolled numbers i want to round:
51255 -> 55000
25 -> 25
9214 -> 9500
13135 -> 15000
25123 -> 30000
I have tried modifying the numbers as string and counting length....
But is there a simple way using some Math function maybe?

Here's my late answer. Uses no Math methods.
function toN5( x ) {
var i = 5;
while( x >= 100 ) {x/=10; i*=10;}
return ((~~(x/5))+(x%5?1:0)) * i;
}
DEMO: http://jsbin.com/ujamoj/edit#javascript,live
[51255, 24, 25, 26, 9214, 13135, 25123, 1, 9, 0].map( toN5 );
// [55000, 25, 25, 30, 9500, 15000, 30000, 5, 10, 0]
Or this is perhaps a bit cleaner:
function toN5( x ) {
var i = 1;
while( x >= 100 ) {x/=10; i*=10;}
return (x + (5-((x%5)||5))) * i;
}
DEMO: http://jsbin.com/idowan/edit#javascript,live
To break it down:
function toN5( x ) {
// v---we're going to reduce x to the tens place, and for each place
// v reduction, we'll multiply i * 10 to restore x later.
var i = 1;
// as long as x >= 100, divide x by 10, and multiply i by 10.
while( x >= 100 ) {x/=10; i*=10;}
// Now round up to the next 5 by adding to x the difference between 5 and
// the remainder of x/5 (or if the remainder was 0, we substitute 5
// for the remainder, so it is (x + (5 - 5)), which of course equals x).
// So then since we are now in either the tens or ones place, and we've
// rounded to the next 5 (or stayed the same), we multiply by i to restore
// x to its original place.
return (x + (5-((x%5)||5))) * i;
}
Or to avoid logical operators, and just use arithmetic operators, we could do:
return (x + ((5-(x%5))%5)) * i;
And to spread it out a bit:
function toN5( x ) {
var i = 1;
while( x >= 100 ) {
x/=10;
i*=10;
}
var remainder = x % 5;
var distance_to_5 = (5 - remainder) % 5;
return (x + distance_to_5) * i;
}

var numbers = [51255, 25, 9214, 13135, 25123, 3, 6];
function weird_round(a) {
var len = a.toString().length;
var div = len == 1 ? 1 : Math.pow(10, len - 2);
return Math.ceil(a / 5 / div) * div * 5;
}
alert(numbers.map(weird_round));
Also updated for numbers below 10. Won't work properly for negative numbers either, just mention if you need this.
DEMO

I'm not sure why, but I thought it would be fun with regular expressions:
var result = +(number.toString().replace(/([1-9])([0-9])(.+)/, function() {
return Math.ceil(+(arguments[1] + '.' + arguments[2])) * 10 - (+arguments[2] < 5?5:0) + arguments[3].replace(/./g, '0');
}));
Working Demo

with(Math) {
var exp = floor(log(number)/log(10)) - 1;
exp = max(exp,0);
var n = number/pow(10,exp);
var n2 = ceil(n/5) * 5;
var result = n2 * pow(10,exp);
}
http://jsfiddle.net/NvvGf/4/
Caveat: only works for the natural numbers.

function round(number) {
var numberStr = number + "",
max,
i;
if (numberStr[1] > '4') {
numberStr[0] = parseInt(numberStr[0]) + 1;
numberStr[1] = '0';
} else {
numberStr[1] = '5';
}
for (i = 2; max = numberStr.length; i < max; i += 1) {
numberStr += '0';
}
return parseInt(numberStr);
}

Strange coincidence, I wrote something really similar not so long ago!
function iSuckAtNames(n) {
var n = n.toString(), len = n.length, res;
//Check the second number. if it's less than a 5, round down,
//If it's more/equal, round up
//Either way, we'll need to use this:
var res = parseFloat(n[0]) * Math.pow(10, len - 1); //e.g. 5 * 10^4 = 50000
if (n[1] <= 5) {
//we need to add a 5 right before the end!
res += 5 * Math.pow(10, len - 2);
}
else {
//We need another number of that size
res += Math.pow(10, len - 1);
}
return res;
}