Given a rectangle of size n x m, return the minimum number of integer-sided squares that tile the rectangle.

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Example 1:



Input: n = 2, m = 3
Output: 3
Explanation: 3 squares are necessary to cover the rectangle.
2 (squares of 1x1)
1 (square of 2x2)

Example 2:



Input: n = 5, m = 8
Output: 5


Example 3:



Input: n = 11, m = 13
Output: 6


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Constraints:


	1 &lt;= n, m &lt;= 13


class Solution:
    def tilingRectangle(self, n: int, m: int) -> int:
      # try brute force backtracking?
      board = [[0 for _ in range(n)] for _ in range(m)]

      ans = math.inf
      def bt(counts):
        nonlocal ans
        if counts >= ans:
          return
        
        pos = None
        found = False
        for row in range(m):
          for col in range(n):
            if board[row][col] == 0:
              pos = (row, col)
              found = True
              break
          if found:
            break
        if not found:
          ans = min(ans, counts)
          return

        # see how many difference size of squares we can place from this spot
        r, c = pos
        offset = 0
        while r + offset < m and c + offset < n and board[r + offset][c] == 0 and board[r][c + offset] == 0:
          offset += 1
        # max can place size is offset
        for row in range(r, r + offset):
          for col in range(c, c + offset):
            board[row][col] = 1
        # do bt and shrink
        while offset > 0:
          bt(counts + 1)
          # shrink
          for row in range(r, r + offset):
            board[row][c + offset - 1] = 0
          for col in range(c, c + offset):
            board[r + offset - 1][col] = 0
          offset -= 1

      bt(0)
      return ans
class Solution {
    int ret; // store the final result
    int m, n; // m is the height, and n is the width
	
	// Note: original signature is changed from n,m to m,n
    public int tilingRectangle(int m, int n) { 
        this.m = m;
        this.n = n;
        this.ret = m * n; // initilize the result as m*n if cut rectangle to be all 1*1 squares
        int[][] mat = new int[m][n]; // record the status of every location, 0 means not covered, 1 means covered
        backtrack(mat, 0); // start backtracking
        return ret;
    }
    
	// the size means how many squares cut now
    public void backtrack(int[][] mat, int size) {
        if (size > ret) return; // if we already have more squares than the min result, no need to go forward
        
		// find out the leftmost and topmost postion where is not covered yet
        int x = -1, y = -1;
        for(int i = 0; i < m; i++) {
            for(int j = 0; j < n; j++) {
                if (mat[i][j] == 0) {
                    x = i;
                    y = j;
                    break;
                }
            }
            if (x != -1 && y != -1) break;
        }
		// if not found, we know that all positions are covered
        if (x == -1 && y == -1) {
		    // update the result
            ret = Math.min(size, ret);
        }
        else {
            int len = findWidth(x, y, mat); // find the maximum width to cut the square
            while(len >= 1) {
                cover(x, y, len, mat, 1); // cover the current square
                backtrack(mat, size + 1);
                cover(x, y, len, mat, 0); // uncover the previous result
                len--; // decrement the square width by 1
            }
        }
    }
    
    public int findWidth(int x, int y, int[][] mat) {
        int len = 1;
        while(x + len < m && y + len < n) {
            boolean flag = true; // flag means the len is reachable
            for (int i = 0; i <= len; i++) {
			    // check the right i-th column and the bottom i-th row away from (x, y) 
                if (mat[x + i][y + len] == 1 || mat[x + len][y + i] == 1) {
                    flag = false;
                    break;
                }
            }
            if (!flag) break;
            len++;
        }
        return len;
    }
    
    public void cover(int x, int y, int len, int[][] mat, int val) {
        for (int i = x; i < x + len; i++) {
            for (int j = y; j < y + len; j++) {
                mat[i][j] = val;
            }
        }
    }
}
class Solution {
public:
    int solve(int n, int m, vector<vector<int>>& dp) {
        if(n<0 || m<0) return 0;
        if(m==n) return 1;
        
        // this is special case
        if((m==13 && n==11) || (m==11 && n==13)) return dp[n][m]=6;
        
        if(dp[n][m]!=0) return dp[n][m];
        
        int hz=1e9;
        for(int i=1;i<=n/2;i++) {
            hz = min(hz, solve(i,m,dp) + solve(n-i,m,dp));
        }
        
        int vert = 1e9;
        for(int i=1;i<=m/2;i++) {
            vert = min(vert, solve(n,m-i,dp) + solve(n,i,dp));
        }
        
        return dp[n][m] = min(hz,vert);
    }
    
    int tilingRectangle(int n, int m) {
        vector<vector<int>> dp (n+1,vector<int> (m+1,0));
        return solve(n,m,dp);
    }
};
var tilingRectangle = function(n, m) {
  const queue = [[new Array(n).fill(0), 0]];
  while (true) {
    const [curr, numSquares] = queue.shift();
    let min = { height: Infinity, start: Infinity, end: Infinity }
    for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
      if (curr[i] < min.height) {
        min.height = curr[i];
        min.start = i;
        min.end = i + 1;
      } else if (curr[i] === min.height && min.end === i) {
        min.end++
      }
    }
    if (min.height === m) return numSquares;
    const largestSquare = Math.min(m - min.height, min.end - min.start);
    for (let sqWidth = largestSquare; sqWidth; sqWidth--) {
      const next = curr.slice();
      for (let i = min.start; i < min.start + sqWidth; i++) {
        next[i] += sqWidth;
      }
      queue.push([next, numSquares + 1]);
    }
  }
};
Tiling a Rectangle with the Fewest Squares