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Given a single positive integer x, we will write an expression of the form x (op1) x (op2) x (op3) x ... where each operator op1, op2, etc. is either addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division (+, -, *, or /). For example, with x = 3, we might write 3 * 3 / 3 + 3 - 3 which is a value of 3.

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When writing such an expression, we adhere to the following conventions:

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We would like to write an expression with the least number of operators such that the expression equals the given target. Return the least number of operators used.

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Example 1:

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\nInput: x = 3, target = 19\nOutput: 5\nExplanation: 3 * 3 + 3 * 3 + 3 / 3.\nThe expression contains 5 operations.\n
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Example 2:

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\nInput: x = 5, target = 501\nOutput: 8\nExplanation: 5 * 5 * 5 * 5 - 5 * 5 * 5 + 5 / 5.\nThe expression contains 8 operations.\n
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Example 3:

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\nInput: x = 100, target = 100000000\nOutput: 3\nExplanation: 100 * 100 * 100 * 100.\nThe expression contains 3 operations.\n
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