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Minimize positive product of two given numbers by at most N decrements | Function to minimize the product of two numbers.
Reducing X , N times , minimizes the product.
Reduce X to 1 and reduce remaining N from Y.
Reducing Y , N times , minimizes the product.
Reduce Y to 1 and reduce remaining N from X.
Driver Code"
Solution in Python:
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#Here is code to minimize positive product of two given numbers by at most N decrements and the other steps required.
 def minProd ( X , Y , N ) :
	if ( X <= Y ) :
		if ( N < X ) :
			return ( X - N ) * Y
		else :
			return max ( Y - ( N - X + 1 ) , 1 )
	if ( Y >= N ) :
		return ( Y - N ) * X
	return max ( X - ( N - Y + 1 ) , 1 )
if __name__ == " _ _ main _ _ " :
	X = 47
	Y = 42
	N = 167
	print ( minProd ( X , Y , N ) )