Why is the brute-force approach less ideal here?

Question

Why is the brute-force approach less ideal here?

Option A — Correct answer

Repeated division is longer and easier to mishandle for edge cases.

Option B

It always uses less memory

Option C

It avoids all edge cases

Option D

It does not read the input

Explanation

Repeated division is longer and easier to mishandle for edge cases.

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