2610. Closest Prime Numbers in Range

Medium
Math
Number Theory
Primality Test
Sieve Theory
Prime Number Sieve

Description

Given two positive integers left and right, find the two integers num1 and num2 such that:

  • left <= num1 < num2 <= right .
  • Both num1 and num2 are prime numbers.
  • num2 - num1 is the minimum amongst all other pairs satisfying the above conditions.

Return the positive integer array ans = [num1, num2]. If there are multiple pairs satisfying these conditions, return the one with the smallest num1 value. If no such numbers exist, return [-1, -1].

 

Example 1:

Input: left = 10, right = 19
Output: [11,13]
Explanation: The prime numbers between 10 and 19 are 11, 13, 17, and 19.
The closest gap between any pair is 2, which can be achieved by [11,13] or [17,19].
Since 11 is smaller than 17, we return the first pair.

Example 2:

Input: left = 4, right = 6
Output: [-1,-1]
Explanation: There exists only one prime number in the given range, so the conditions cannot be satisfied.

 

Constraints:

  • 1 <= left <= right <= 106

 

Hints

Hint 1
Use Sieve of Eratosthenes to mark numbers that are primes.
Hint 2
Iterate from right to left and find pair with the minimum distance between marked numbers.

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