Make Array Zero by Subtracting Equal Amounts

You are given a non-negative integer array nums. In one operation, you must:

  • Choose a positive integer x such that x is less than or equal to the smallest non-zero element in nums.
  • Subtract x from every positive element in nums.

Return the minimum number of operations to make every element in nums equal to 0.

Example 1
Inputnums = [1,5,0,3,5]
Output3
In three operations, choose x = 1, then x = 2, then x = 2 to transform nums into [0, 0, 0, 0, 0].
Example 2
Inputnums = [0]
Output0
Each element in nums is already 0 so no operations are needed.

Constraints

  • 1 <= nums.length <= 100
  • 0 <= nums[i] <= 100

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