In the recent National Olympiad in Informatics in our country, there was a problem, that many struggled to solve, it was worth 16 points, for being "the hardest problem". I got a great result then, for solving it fast. However, I forgot the actual solution. Anyways, here is the problem statement, ignoring the stories and drama:
You are given 3 integers, $$$a$$$, $$$b$$$ and $$$n$$$. Your task is to find any integers $$$x$$$ ($$$x \ge a$$$) and $$$y$$$ ($$$y \ge b$$$), such that $$$xy \ge n$$$, and $$$xy-n$$$ is minimised
I remember using a $$$O(\sqrt{n})$$$ solution, but not what it actually was. Anyone has ideas?