largest divisible subset

dynamic_programming/largest_divisible_subset.py

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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+
+def largest_divisible_subset(array: list[int]) -> list[int]:
+    """
+    Algorithm to find the biggest subset
+    in the given array such that for any
+    2 elements x and y in the subset,
+    either x divides y or y divides x
+    >>> largest_divisible_subset([1, 16, 7, 8, 4])
+    [16, 8, 4, 1]
+    >>> largest_divisible_subset([1, 2, 3])
+    [2, 1]
+    >>> largest_divisible_subset([-1, -2, -3])
+    [-3]
+    >>> largest_divisible_subset([1, 2, 4, 8])
+    [8, 4, 2, 1]
+    >>> largest_divisible_subset((1, 2, 4, 8))
+    [8, 4, 2, 1]
+    >>> largest_divisible_subset([1, 1, 1])
+    [1, 1, 1]
+    >>> largest_divisible_subset([0, 0, 0])
+    [0, 0, 0]
+    >>> largest_divisible_subset([-1, -1, -1])
+    [-1, -1, -1]
+    >>> largest_divisible_subset([])
+    []
+    """
+    array_size = len(array)
+
+    # Sort the array in ascending order
+    # as the sequence does not matter
+    # we only have to pick up a subset
+    array.sort()
+
+    # Initialize memo and hash arrays with 1s
+    memo = [1] * array_size
+    hash_array = list(range(array_size))
+
+    # Iterate through the array
+    for i, item in enumerate(array):
+        for prev_index in range(i):
+            if item % array[prev_index] == 0 and 1 + memo[prev_index] > memo[i]:
+                memo[i] = 1 + memo[prev_index]
+                hash_array[i] = prev_index
+
+    ans = -1
+    last_index = -1
+
+    # Find the maximum length and its corresponding index
+    for i in range(array_size):
+        if memo[i] > ans:
+            ans = memo[i]
+            last_index = i
+
+    # Reconstruct the divisible subset
+    result = [array[last_index]]
+    while hash_array[last_index] != last_index:
+        last_index = hash_array[last_index]
+        result.append(array[last_index])
+
+    return result
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    from doctest import testmod
+
+    testmod()
+
+    array = [1, 16, 7, 8, 4]
+
+    answer = largest_divisible_subset(array)
+
+    print("The longest divisible subset elements are:", answer)