Digital Root (repeated digital sum) of square of an integer using Digital root of the given integer

Last Updated : 20 Apr, 2021

Given an integer N, the task is to find the digital root N² using the digital root of N.

Digital Root of a positive integer is calculated by adding the digits of the integer. If the resultant value is a single digit, then that digit is the digital root. If the resultant value contains two or more digits, those digits are summed and the process is repeated until a single-digit is obtained.

Examples:

Input: N = 15
Output: 9
Explanation:
15² = 225, 2+2+5 = 9

Input: N = 9
Output: 9

Approach: The idea is to find the Digital Root of N. Now we can find the digital root of N² using the digital root of N by observing the below points :

If the digital root of N is 1 or 8 then the digital root of N² is always 1;
If the digital root of N is 2 or 7 then the digital root of N² is always 4;
If the digital root of N is 3 or 6 or 9 then the digital root of N² is always 9;
If the digital root of N is 4 or 5 then the digital root of N² is always 7;

Below is the implementation of the above approach:

C++

   // C++ implementation of the
// above approach
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// Function to find the digital
// root of the number
int digitalRootofN(string num)
{
    // If num is 0
    if (num.compare("0") == 0)
        return 0;
 
    // Count sum of digits under mod 9
    int ans = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < num.length(); i++)
        ans = (ans + num[i] - '0') % 9;
 
    // If digit sum is multiple of 9,
    // 9, else remainder with 9.
    return (ans == 0) ? 9 : ans % 9;
}
 
// Returns digital root of N * N
int digitalRootofNSquare(string N)
{
    // finding digital root of N
    int NDigRoot = digitalRootofN(N);
 
    if (NDigRoot == 1 || NDigRoot == 8)
        return 1;
 
    if (NDigRoot == 2 || NDigRoot == 7)
        return 4;
 
    if (NDigRoot == 3 || NDigRoot == 6)
        return 9;
 
    if (NDigRoot == 4 || NDigRoot == 5)
        return 7;
}
 
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    string num = "15";
    cout << digitalRootofNSquare(num);
 
    return 0;
}
 
  

Java

   // Java implementation of the 
// above approach 
import java.io.*; 
 
class GFG{
  
// Function to find the digital
// root of the number
static int digitalRootofN(String num)
{
     
    // If num is 0
    if (num.compareTo("0") == 0)
        return 0;
  
    // Count sum of digits under mod 9
    int ans = 0;
    for(int i = 0; i < num.length(); i++)
        ans = (ans + num.charAt(i) - '0') % 9;
  
    // If digit sum is multiple of 9,
    // 9, else remainder with 9.
    return (ans == 0) ? 9 : ans % 9;
}
  
// Returns digital root of N * N
static int digitalRootofNSquare(String N)
{
     
    // Finding digital root of N
    int NDigRoot = digitalRootofN(N);
  
    if (NDigRoot == 1 || NDigRoot == 8)
        return 1;
  
    else if (NDigRoot == 2 || NDigRoot == 7)
        return 4;
  
    else if (NDigRoot == 3 || NDigRoot == 6)
        return 9;
    else
        return 7;
}
 
// Driver Code
public static void main (String[] args) 
{
    String num = "15";
     
    // Function call
    System.out.print(digitalRootofNSquare(num));
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by code_hunt
 
  

Python3

   # Python3 implementation of the
# above approach
 
# Function to find the digital
# root of the number
def digitalRootofN(num):
 
    # If num is 0
    if (num == ("0")):
        return 0;
 
    # Count sum of digits
    # under mod 9
    ans = 0;
    for i in range(0, len(num)):
        ans = (ans + ord(num[i]) - ord('0')) % 9;
 
    # If digit sum is multiple of 9,
    # 9, else remainder with 9.
    return 9 if (ans == 0) else ans % 9;
 
# Returns digital root of N * N
def digitalRootofNSquare(N):
 
    # Finding digital root of N
    NDigRoot = digitalRootofN(N);
    if (NDigRoot == 1 or NDigRoot == 8):
        return 1;
    elif(NDigRoot == 2 or NDigRoot == 7):
        return 4;
    elif(NDigRoot == 3 or NDigRoot == 6):
        return 9;
    else:
        return 7;
 
# Driver Code
if __name__ == '__main__':
   
    num = "15";
 
    # Function call
    print(digitalRootofNSquare(num));
 
# This code is contributed by shikhasingrajput
 
  

C#

   // C# implementation of the 
// above approach 
using System;
 
class GFG{
  
// Function to find the digital
// root of the number
static int digitalRootofN(string num)
{
     
    // If num is 0
    if (num.CompareTo("0") == 0)
        return 0;
  
    // Count sum of digits under mod 9
    int ans = 0;
    for(int i = 0; i < num.Length; i++)
        ans = (ans + num[i] - '0') % 9;
  
    // If digit sum is multiple of 9,
    // 9, else remainder with 9.
    return (ans == 0) ? 9 : ans % 9;
}
  
// Returns digital root of N * N
static int digitalRootofNSquare(string N)
{
     
    // Finding digital root of N
    int NDigRoot = digitalRootofN(N);
  
    if (NDigRoot == 1 || NDigRoot == 8)
        return 1;
  
    else if (NDigRoot == 2 || NDigRoot == 7)
        return 4;
  
    else if (NDigRoot == 3 || NDigRoot == 6)
        return 9;
  
    else
        return 7;
}
 
// Driver Code
public static void Main () 
{
    string num = "15";
     
    // Function call
    Console.Write(digitalRootofNSquare(num));
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by code_hunt
 
  

Javascript

   <script>
 
// Javascript implementation of the
// above approach
 
// Function to find the digital
// root of the number
function digitalRootofN(num)
{
    // If num is 0
    if (num == "0")
        return 0;
 
    // Count sum of digits under mod 9
    var ans = 0;
    for (var i = 0; i < num.length; i++)
        ans = (ans + num[i] - '0') % 9;
 
    // If digit sum is multiple of 9,
    // 9, else remainder with 9.
    return (ans == 0) ? 9 : ans % 9;
}
 
// Returns digital root of N * N
function digitalRootofNSquare(N)
{
    // finding digital root of N
    var NDigRoot = digitalRootofN(N);
 
    if (NDigRoot == 1 || NDigRoot == 8)
        return 1;
 
    if (NDigRoot == 2 || NDigRoot == 7)
        return 4;
 
    if (NDigRoot == 3 || NDigRoot == 6)
        return 9;
 
    if (NDigRoot == 4 || NDigRoot == 5)
        return 7;
}
 
// Driver Code
var num = "15";
document.write( digitalRootofNSquare(num));
 
</script>
 
  