Queries to calculate the Sum of Array elements in the range [L, R] having indices as multiple of K

Namachila November 19, 2025

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Given an array arr[] consisting of N integers, and a matrix Q[][] consisting of queries of the form (L, R, K), the task for each query is to calculate the sum of array elements from the range [L, R] which are present at indices(0- based indexing) which are multiples of K and

Examples:

Input: arr[]={1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}, Q[][]={{2, 5, 2}, {0, 5, 1}}
Output:
8
21
Explanation:
Query1: Indexes (2, 4) are multiple of K(= 2) from the range [2, 5]. Therefore, required Sum = 3+5 = 8.
Query2: Since all indices are a multiple of K(= 1), therefore, the required sum from the range [0, 5] = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 = 21

Input: arr[]={4, 3, 5, 1, 9}, Q[][]={{1, 4, 1}, {3, 4, 3}}
Output:
18
1

Approach: The problem can be solved using Prefix Sum Array and Range sum query technique. Follow the steps below to solve the problem:

Initialize a matrix of size prefixSum[][] such that prefixSum[i][j] stores the sum of elements present in indices which are a multiple of i up to j^th index.
Traverse the array and precompute the prefix sums.
Traverse each query, and print the result of prefixSum[K][R] – prefixSum[K][L – 1].

Below is the implementation of the above approach:

C++

// C++ Program to implement
// the above approach
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// Structure of a Query
struct Node {
    int L;
    int R;
    int K;
};
 
// Function to calculate the sum of array
// elements at indices from range [L, R]
// which are multiples of K for each query
int kMultipleSum(int arr[], Node Query[],
                 int N, int Q)
{
    // Stores Prefix Sum
    int prefixSum[N + 1][N];
 
    // prefixSum[i][j] : Stores the sum from
    // indices [0, j] which are multiples of i
    for (int i = 1; i <= N; i++) {
        prefixSum[i][0] = arr[0];
        for (int j = 0; j < N; j++) {
 
            // If index j is a multiple of i
            if (j % i == 0) {
 
                // Compute prefix sum
                prefixSum[i][j]
                    = arr[j] + prefixSum[i][j - 1];
            }
 
            // Otherwise
            else {
                prefixSum[i][j]
                    = prefixSum[i][j - 1];
            }
        }
    }
 
    // Traverse each query
    for (int i = 0; i < Q; i++) {
 
        // Sum of all indices upto R which
        // are a multiple of K
        int last
            = prefixSum[Query[i].K][Query[i].R];
        int first;
 
        // Sum of all indices upto L - 1 which
        // are a multiple of K
        if (Query[i].L == 0) {
            first
                = prefixSum[Query[i].K][Query[i].L];
        }
        else {
            first
                = prefixSum[Query[i].K][Query[i].L - 1];
        }
 
        // Calculate the difference
        cout << last - first << endl;
    }
}
 
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    int arr[] = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 };
    int N = sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]);
    int Q = 2;
    Node Query[Q];
    Query[0].L = 2, Query[0].R = 5, Query[0].K = 2;
    Query[1].L = 3, Query[1].R = 5, Query[1].K = 5;
    kMultipleSum(arr, Query, N, Q);
}

Java

// Java program to implement
// the above approach
import java.util.*;
 
class GFG{
 
// Structure of a Query
static class Node
{
    int L;
    int R;
    int K;
};
 
// Function to calculate the sum of array
// elements at indices from range [L, R]
// which are multiples of K for each query
static void kMultipleSum(int arr[], Node Query[], 
                         int N, int Q)
{
     
    // Stores Prefix Sum
    int prefixSum[][] = new int[N + 1][N];
 
    // prefixSum[i][j] : Stores the sum from
    // indices [0, j] which are multiples of i
    for(int i = 1; i <= N; i++)
    {
        prefixSum[i][0] = arr[0];
        for(int j = 0; j < N; j++)
        {
             
            // If index j is a multiple of i
            if (j % i == 0)
            {
                 
                // Compute prefix sum
                if (j != 0)
                    prefixSum[i][j] = arr[j] + 
                                prefixSum[i][j - 1];
            }
 
            // Otherwise
            else
            {
                prefixSum[i][j] = prefixSum[i][j - 1];
            }
        }
    }
 
    // Traverse each query
    for(int i = 0; i < Q; i++)
    {
         
        // Sum of all indices upto R which
        // are a multiple of K
        int last = prefixSum[Query[i].K][Query[i].R];
        int first;
 
        // Sum of all indices upto L - 1 which
        // are a multiple of K
        if (Query[i].L == 0)
        {
            first = prefixSum[Query[i].K][Query[i].L];
        }
        else
        {
            first = prefixSum[Query[i].K][Query[i].L - 1];
        }
 
        // Calculate the difference
        System.out.print(last - first + "\n");
    }
}
 
// Driver Code
public static void main(String[] args)
{
    int arr[] = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 };
    int N = arr.length;
    int Q = 2;
     
    Node Query[] = new Node[Q];
    for(int i = 0; i < Q; i++)
        Query[i] = new Node();
         
    Query[0].L = 2;
    Query[0].R = 5;
    Query[0].K = 2;
    Query[1].L = 3;
    Query[1].R = 5;
    Query[1].K = 5;
     
    kMultipleSum(arr, Query, N, Q);
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by 29AjayKumar

Python3

class GFG :
   
    # Structure of a Query
    class Node :
        L = 0
        R = 0
        K = 0
         
    # Function to calculate the sum of array
    # elements at indices from range [L, R]
    # which are multiples of K for each query
    @staticmethod
    def kMultipleSum( arr,  Query,  N,  Q) :
       
        # Stores Prefix Sum
        prefixSum = [[0] * (N) for _ in range(N + 1)]
         
        # prefixSum[i][j] : Stores the sum from
        # indices [0, j] which are multiples of i
        i = 1
        while (i <= N) :
            prefixSum[i][0] = arr[0]
            j = 0
            while (j < N) :
               
                # If index j is a multiple of i
                if (j % i == 0) :
                   
                    # Compute prefix sum
                    if (j != 0) :
                        prefixSum[i][j] = arr[j] + prefixSum[i][j - 1]
                else :
                    prefixSum[i][j] = prefixSum[i][j - 1]
                j += 1
            i += 1
             
        # Traverse each query
        i = 0
        while (i < Q) :
           
            # Sum of all indices upto R which
            # are a multiple of K
            last = prefixSum[Query[i].K][Query[i].R]
            first = 0
             
            # Sum of all indices upto L - 1 which
            # are a multiple of K
            if (Query[i].L == 0) :
                first = prefixSum[Query[i].K][Query[i].L]
            else :
                first = prefixSum[Query[i].K][Query[i].L - 1]
                 
            # Calculate the difference
            print(str(last - first) + "\n", end ="")
            i += 1
             
    # Driver Code
    @staticmethod
    def main( args) :
        arr = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
        N = len(arr)
        Q = 2
        Query = [None] * (Q)
        i = 0
        while (i < Q) :
            Query[i] = GFG.Node()
            i += 1
        Query[0].L = 2
        Query[0].R = 5
        Query[0].K = 2
        Query[1].L = 3
        Query[1].R = 5
        Query[1].K = 5
        GFG.kMultipleSum(arr, Query, N, Q)
     
if __name__=="__main__":
    GFG.main([])
     
    # This code is contributed by aadityaburujwale.

C#

// C# program to implement
// the above approach
using System;
 
class GFG{
 
// Structure of a Query
class Node
{
    public int L;
    public int R;
    public int K;
};
 
// Function to calculate the sum of array
// elements at indices from range [L, R]
// which are multiples of K for each query
static void kMultipleSum(int []arr, Node []Query, 
                         int N, int Q)
{
     
    // Stores Prefix Sum
    int [,]prefixSum = new int[N + 1, N];
     
    // prefixSum[i,j] : Stores the sum from
    // indices [0, j] which are multiples of i
    for(int i = 1; i <= N; i++)
    {
        prefixSum[i, 0] = arr[0];
        for(int j = 0; j < N; j++)
        {
             
            // If index j is a multiple of i
            if (j % i == 0)
            {
                 
                // Compute prefix sum
                if (j != 0)
                    prefixSum[i, j] = arr[j] + 
                                prefixSum[i, j - 1];
            }
 
            // Otherwise
            else
            {
                prefixSum[i, j] = prefixSum[i, j - 1];
            }
        }
    }
 
    // Traverse each query
    for(int i = 0; i < Q; i++)
    {
         
        // Sum of all indices upto R which
        // are a multiple of K
        int last = prefixSum[Query[i].K,Query[i].R];
        int first;
 
        // Sum of all indices upto L - 1 which
        // are a multiple of K
        if (Query[i].L == 0)
        {
            first = prefixSum[Query[i].K,Query[i].L];
        }
        else
        {
            first = prefixSum[Query[i].K,Query[i].L - 1];
        }
 
        // Calculate the difference
        Console.Write(last - first + "\n");
    }
}
 
// Driver Code
public static void Main(String[] args)
{
    int []arr = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 };
    int N = arr.Length;
    int Q = 2;
     
    Node []Query = new Node[Q];
    for(int i = 0; i < Q; i++)
        Query[i] = new Node();
         
    Query[0].L = 2;
    Query[0].R = 5;
    Query[0].K = 2;
    Query[1].L = 3;
    Query[1].R = 5;
    Query[1].K = 5;
     
    kMultipleSum(arr, Query, N, Q);
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by 29AjayKumar

Javascript

class Node {
    constructor(L, R, K) {
        this.L = L;
        this.R = R;
        this.K = K;
    }
}
 
function kMultipleSum(arr, Query, N, Q)
{
 
    // Stores Prefix Sum
   let prefixSum = new Array(N + 1);
    prefixSum[0] = new Array(N);
    for (let i = 1; i <= N; i++)
    {
    prefixSum[i] = new Array(N);
    prefixSum[i][0] = arr[0];
    for (let j = 1; j < N; j++) 
    {
        if (j % i === 0) {
            prefixSum[i][j] = arr[j] + prefixSum[i][j - 1];
        } else {
            prefixSum[i][j] = prefixSum[i][j - 1];
        }
    }
}
     
    // Traverse each query
    for (let i = 0; i < Q; i++) {
        last = prefixSum[Query[i].K][Query[i].R];
        
        if (Query[i].L === 1) {
            first = prefixSum[Query[i].K][0];
        } else {
            first = prefixSum[Query[i].K][Query[i].L -1];
        }
        console.log(last - first);
    }
}
 
let arr = [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ];
let N = arr.length;
let Q = 2;
let Query=[];
Query.push(new Node(2,5,2));
Query.push(new Node(3,5,5));
 
//Query[0].L = 2, Query[0].R = 5, Query[0].K = 2;
//Query[1].L = 3, Query[1].R = 5, Query[1].K = 5;
kMultipleSum(arr, Query, N, Q);
 
// This code is contributed by poojaagarwal2.

Output

8
6

Time Complexity: O(N² + O(Q)), Computing the prefix sum array requires O(N²) computational complexity and each query requires O(1) computational complexity.
Auxiliary Space: O(N²)

Method 2:-

Just traverse all the queries.

For all the queries traverse the array from L or R.

Check if the index is divisible by K or not. If yes then and the element into answer.

In the end of each query print the answer

Solution for the above Approach:-

C++

// C++ Program to implement
// the above approach
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// Structure of a Query
struct Node {
    int L;
    int R;
    int K;
};
 
// Function to calculate the sum of array
// elements at indices from range [L, R]
// which are multiples of K for each query
void kMultipleSum(int arr[], Node Query[],
                 int N, int Q)
{
      //Traversing All Queries
      for(int j=0;j<Q;j++){
          //Taking L into Start
          int start = Query[j].L;
          //Taking R into End
          int end = Query[j].R;
          int answer=0;
          for(int i=start;i<=end;i++)
        {
              if(i%Query[j].K==0)answer+=arr[i];
        }
          //Printing Answer for Each Query
          cout<<answer<<endl;
    }
}
 
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    int arr[] = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 };
    int N = sizeof(arr) / sizeof(arr[0]);
    int Q = 2;
    Node Query[Q];
    Query[0].L = 2, Query[0].R = 5, Query[0].K = 2;
    Query[1].L = 3, Query[1].R = 5, Query[1].K = 5;
    kMultipleSum(arr, Query, N, Q);
}

Java

// Java Program to implement the above approach
import java.io.*;
 
// Structure of a Query
class Node {
  int L, R, K;
  Node(int L, int R, int K)
  {
    this.L = L;
    this.R = R;
    this.K = K;
  }
}
 
class GFG {
 
  // Function to calculate the sum of array elements at
  // indices from range [L, R] which are multiples of K
  // for each query
  static void kMultipleSum(int[] arr, Node[] Query, int N,
                           int Q)
  {
    // Traversing All Queries
    for (int j = 0; j < Q; j++) {
      // Taking L into Start
      int start = Query[j].L;
      // Taking R into End
      int end = Query[j].R;
      int answer = 0;
      for (int i = start; i <= end; i++) {
        if (i % Query[j].K == 0)
          answer += arr[i];
      }
      // Printing Answer for Each Query
      System.out.println(answer);
    }
  }
 
  public static void main(String[] args)
  {
    int[] arr = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 };
    int N = arr.length;
    int Q = 2;
    Node[] Query = new Node[Q];
    Query[0] = new Node(2, 5, 2);
    Query[1] = new Node(3, 5, 5);
    kMultipleSum(arr, Query, N, Q);
  }
}
 
// This code is contributed by sankar.

Python3

# Python Program to implement the above approach
 
# Structure of a Query
class Node:
    def __init__(self, L, R, K):
        self.L = L
        self.R = R
        self.K = K
 
# Function to calculate the sum of array
# elements at indices from range [L, R]
# which are multiples of K for each query
def kMultipleSum(arr, Query, N, Q):
   
    # Traversing All Queries
    for j in range(Q):
       
        # Taking L into Start
        start = Query[j].L
         
        # Taking R into End
        end = Query[j].R
         
        answer = 0
        for i in range(start, end + 1):
            if i % Query[j].K == 0:
                answer += arr[i]
                 
        # Printing Answer for Each Query
        print(answer)
 
# Driver Code
if __name__ == '__main__':
    arr = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
    N = len(arr)
    Q = 2
    Query = [Node(2, 5, 2), Node(3, 5, 5)]
    kMultipleSum(arr, Query, N, Q)

C#

// C# Program to implement
// the above approach
 
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections.Generic;
 
class GFG 
{
 
    // Structure of a Query
    class Node {
        public int L, R, K;
        public Node(int L, int R, int K)
        {
            this.L=L;
            this.R=R;
            this.K=K;
        }
    }
     
    // Function to calculate the sum of array
    // elements at indices from range [L, R]
    // which are multiples of K for each query
    static void kMultipleSum(int[] arr, Node[] Query,
                     int N, int Q)
    {
          //Traversing All Queries
          for(int j=0;j<Q;j++){
              //Taking L into Start
              int start = Query[j].L;
              //Taking R into End
              int end = Query[j].R;
              int answer=0;
              for(int i=start;i<=end;i++)
            {
                  if(i%Query[j].K==0)
                    answer+=arr[i];
            }
              //Printing Answer for Each Query
              Console.WriteLine(answer);
        }
    }
     
    // Driver Code
    static public void Main()
    {
        int[] arr = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 };
        int N = arr.Length;
        int Q = 2;
        Node[] Query=new Node[Q];
        Query[0]=new Node(2,5,2);
        Query[1]=new Node(3,5,5);
        kMultipleSum(arr, Query, N, Q);
    }
}

Javascript

// Javascript Program to implement
// the above approach
 
// Structure of a Query
class Node {
    constructor(L,R,K)
    {
        this.L=L;
        this.R=R;
        this.K=K;
    }
}
 
// Function to calculate the sum of array
// elements at indices from range [L, R]
// which are multiples of K for each query
function kMultipleSum(arr, Query, N,  Q)
{
      //Traversing All Queries
      for(let j=0;j<Q;j++){
          //Taking L into Start
          let start = Query[j].L;
          //Taking R into End
          let end = Query[j].R;
          let answer=0;
          for(let i=start;i<=end;i++)
        {
              if(i%Query[j].K==0)
                answer+=arr[i];
        }
          //Printing Answer for Each Query
          console.log(answer);
    }
}
 
// Driver Code
let arr = [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ];
let N = arr.length;
let Q = 2;
let Query=[];
Query.push(new Node(2,5,2));
Query.push(new Node(3,5,5));
 
/*Query[0].L = 2, Query[0].R = 5, Query[0].K = 2;
Query[1].L = 3, Query[1].R = 5, Query[1].K = 5;*/
kMultipleSum(arr, Query, N, Q);

Output

8
6

Time Complexity:- O(Q*N)
Auxiliary Space:- O(1)

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