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LESSON 525 OF 671 · DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING

Maximum Product Subarray

Practice O(n)

Given an array of integers nums, find the subarray with the largest product and return that product.

A subarray is a run of one or more elements that stand next to each other in nums. Its product is all of its elements multiplied together.

Example 1:

Input: nums = [2, 3, -2, 4]
Output: 6
Explanation: The subarray [2, 3] has the largest product, 2 × 3 = 6. -2 is the only negative number, so every subarray that includes it has a negative product.

Example 2:

Input: nums = [-2, 0, -1]
Output: 0
Explanation: The answer can't be 2: [-2, -1] is not a subarray, because 0 stands between them. The subarray [0] gives 0, and every other subarray gives 0 or less.

Example 3:

Input: nums = [-2, 3, -4]
Output: 24
Explanation: The whole array: the two negative numbers cancel out, -2 × 3 × -4 = 24.

Constraints:

  • 1 <= nums.length <= 105
  • -10 <= nums[i] <= 10
  • The product of any subarray of nums fits in a 32-bit integer.

Note:

Your algorithm should run in O(n) time and use O(1) extra space, where n is the length of nums.

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