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Maximum Candies Allocated To K Children

Find the maximum number of candies each of k children can receive if you may split piles into equal-sized portions.

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Problem Statement

You are given an array of candy pile sizes, where each pile contains a non-negative number of candies. You may divide the candies from the piles into equal-sized portions and give portions to children.

Your task is to determine the largest integer number of candies that can be given to each of the k children so that every child receives the same amount, and the candies used come only from the given piles.

A child must receive exactly one equal portion size, and a pile can contribute candies to multiple children only after being split into portions of that size. Any leftover candies that do not form a full portion are discarded.

If it is impossible to give at least 1 candy to each of the k children, return 0.

The goal is to maximize the candies per child.

Input Format

  • An integer array candies where candies[i] is the size of the i-th pile.
  • An integer k, the number of children.

Assume the array length and values are suitable for standard integer processing.

Output Format

  • Return a single integer: the maximum equal number of candies each child can receive.

Constraints

  • 0 <= candies[i]
  • 1 <= k
  • The answer is an integer.
  • If no positive allocation is possible, return 0.
Examples
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Example 1

Input

candies = [5, 8, 6], k = 3

Output

5

Explanation

If each child gets 5 candies, we can form 1 portion from 5, 1 from 8, and 1 from 6, giving 3 children total. A larger equal amount is not possible for all 3 children.

Example 2

Input

candies = [2, 5], k = 11

Output

0

Explanation

Even if we split every pile into portions of size 1, we only have 7 candies total, so 11 children cannot each receive at least 1 candy.

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