Happy Number

IF
AlgoAxiomStaff Engineers
JSTS
Easy20 mins

Write an algorithm to determine if a number n is happy.

A happy number is a number defined by the following process:

  • Starting with any positive integer, replace the number by the sum of the squares of its digits.
  • Repeat the process until the number equals 1 (where it will stay), or it loops endlessly in a cycle which does not include 1.
  • Those numbers for which this process ends in 1 are happy.

Return true if n is a happy number, and false if not.

Examples

Example 1:

Input: n = 19

Output: true

Explanation:

1² + 9² = 82

8² + 2² = 68

6² + 8² = 100

1² + 0² + 0² = 1

Example 2:

Input: n = 2

Output: false

Explanation: The sequence 2 → 4 → 16 → 37 → 58 → 89 → 145 → 42 → 20 → 4 → ... enters a cycle that never reaches 1.

Example 3:

Input: n = 1

Output: true

Explanation: 1 is already 1.

Constraints

  • 1 <= n <= 2³¹ - 1
Source: Fast and Slow Pointers pattern — AlgoAxiom
JavaScript
Test Case 1
root = [1, 2, 3]
Test Case 2
root = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
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