Given 3 positives numbers a
, b
and c
. Return the minimum flips required in some bits of a
and b
to make ( a
OR b
== c
). (bitwise OR operation).
Flip operation consists of change any single bit 1 to 0 or change the bit 0 to 1 in their binary representation.
Example
Input: a = 2, b = 6, c = 5
Output: 3
Explanation: After flips a = 1 , b = 4 , c = 5 such that (a OR b == c)
Solution
var minFlips = function (a, b, c) {
let flips = 0;
while (a > 0 || b > 0 || c > 0) {
let aBit = a & 1;
let bBit = b & 1;
let cBit = c & 1;
if ((aBit | bBit) !== cBit) {
if (cBit === 0) {
flips += aBit + bBit;
} else {
flips += 1;
}
}
a >>= 1;
b >>= 1;
c >>= 1;
}
return flips;
};