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def min_moves(n): """ Calculate the minimum number of moves required to reduce the enemy army to 1 soldier. Args: n (int): The number of enemy soldiers. Returns: int: The minimum number of moves required. """ moves = 0 while n > 1: if n % 3 == 0: # Reduce by two-thirds n = n // 3 elif n % 2 == 0: # Reduce by half n = n // 2 else: # Reduce by 1 n = n - 1 moves += 1 return moves
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