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Solution: Number of Steps to Reduce a Binary Number to One

Understand how to apply a greedy algorithm to reduce a binary number to one by counting the minimal steps through division and increment operations. Explore step-by-step logic and optimize performance with O(n) time and O(1) space complexity.

Statement

You are given a string, str, as a binary representation of an integer. Your task is to return the number of steps needed to reduce it to 11 ...