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The fraction ⁴⁹/₉₈ is a curious fraction, as an inexperienced mathematician in attempting to simplify it may incorrectly believe that ⁴⁹/₉₈ = ⁴/₈, which is correct, is obtained by cancelling the 9s.

We shall consider fractions like, ³⁰/₅₀ = ³/₅, to be trivial examples.

There are exactly four non-trivial examples of this type of fraction, less than one in value, and containing two digits in the numerator and denominator.

If the product of these four fractions is given in its lowest common terms, find the value of the denominator.

⁴⁹/₉₈是一个有趣的分数，因为缺乏经验的数学家可能在约简时错误地认为，等式⁴⁹/₉₈ = ⁴/₈之所以成立，是因为在分数线上下同时抹除了9的缘故。

我们也会想到，存在诸如³⁰/₅₀ = ³/₅这样的平凡解。

这类有趣的分数恰好有四个非平凡的例子，它们的分数值小于1，且分子和分母都是两位数。

将这四个分数的乘积写成最简分数，求此时分母的值。

//（Problem 33）Digit canceling fractions
// Completed on Thu, 25 Jul 2013, 17:47
// Language: C
//
// 版权所有（C）wu yudong
// 博客地址：http://www.wuyudong.com

#include<stdio.h>
void swap(int *a, int *b)
{
	int t;
	t = *a;
	*a = *b;
	*b = t;
}

int gcd(int a, int b)
{
	int r;
	if (a < b)
		swap(&a, &b);
	if (!b)
		return a;
	while ((r = a % b) != 0) {
		a = b;
		b = r;
	}
	return b;
}

void find()
{
	int i;
	int M, N;
	M = N = 1;
	for (i = 12; i < 50; i++) {
		for (int j = i + 1; j < 100; j++) {
			int t = gcd(i, j);
			if (t == 1 || i / t > 10 || j / t > 10 || i % 10 != j / 10)
				continue;
			else {
				int a = i / 10, b = j % 10;
				if (a / gcd(a, b) == i / t && b / gcd(a, b) == j / t) {
					M *= i / t;
					N *= j / t;
				}
			}
		}
	}
	printf("%d\n", N / gcd(M, N));
}

int main()
{
	find();
	return 0;
}

Answer: 100

Completed on Fri, 26 Jul 2013, 00:47