Task: Fairshare between two and more

C: #include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int turn(int base, int n) {
    int sum = 0;
    while (n != 0) {
        int rem = n % base;
        n = n / base;
        sum += rem;
    }
    return sum % base;
}

void fairshare(int base, int count) {
    int i;

    printf("Base %2d:", base);
    for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
        int t = turn(base, i);
        printf(" %2d", t);
    }
    printf("\n");
}

void turnCount(int base, int count) {
    int *cnt = calloc(base, sizeof(int));
    int i, minTurn, maxTurn, portion;

    if (NULL == cnt) {
        printf("Failed to allocate space to determine the spread of turns.\n");
        return;
    }

    for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
        int t = turn(base, i);
        cnt[t]++;
    }

    minTurn = INT_MAX;
    maxTurn = INT_MIN;
    portion = 0;
    for (i = 0; i < base; i++) {
        if (cnt[i] > 0) {
            portion++;
        }
        if (cnt[i] < minTurn) {
            minTurn = cnt[i];
        }
        if (cnt[i] > maxTurn) {
            maxTurn = cnt[i];
        }
    }

    printf("  With %d people: ", base);
    if (0 == minTurn) {
        printf("Only %d have a turn\n", portion);
    } else if (minTurn == maxTurn) {
        printf("%d\n", minTurn);
    } else {
        printf("%d or %d\n", minTurn, maxTurn);
    }

    free(cnt);
}

int main() {
    fairshare(2, 25);
    fairshare(3, 25);
    fairshare(5, 25);
    fairshare(11, 25);

    printf("How many times does each get a turn in 50000 iterations?\n");
    turnCount(191, 50000);
    turnCount(1377, 50000);
    turnCount(49999, 50000);
    turnCount(50000, 50000);
    turnCount(50001, 50000);

    return 0;
}








VB: Module Module1

    Function Turn(base As Integer, n As Integer) As Integer
        Dim sum = 0
        While n <> 0
            Dim re = n Mod base
            n \= base
            sum += re
        End While
        Return sum Mod base
    End Function

    Sub Fairshare(base As Integer, count As Integer)
        Console.Write("Base {0,2}:", base)
        For i = 1 To count
            Dim t = Turn(base, i - 1)
            Console.Write(" {0,2}", t)
        Next
        Console.WriteLine()
    End Sub

    Sub TurnCount(base As Integer, count As Integer)
        Dim cnt(base) As Integer
        For i = 1 To base
            cnt(i - 1) = 0
        Next

        For i = 1 To count
            Dim t = Turn(base, i - 1)
            cnt(t) += 1
        Next

        Dim minTurn = Integer.MaxValue
        Dim maxTurn = Integer.MinValue
        Dim portion = 0
        For i = 1 To base
            Dim num = cnt(i - 1)
            If num > 0 Then
                portion += 1
            End If
            If num < minTurn Then
                minTurn = num
            End If
            If num > maxTurn Then
                maxTurn = num
            End If
        Next

        Console.Write("  With {0} people: ", base)
        If 0 = minTurn Then
            Console.WriteLine("Only {0} have a turn", portion)
        ElseIf minTurn = maxTurn Then
            Console.WriteLine(minTurn)
        Else
            Console.WriteLine("{0} or {1}", minTurn, maxTurn)
        End If
    End Sub

    Sub Main()
        Fairshare(2, 25)
        Fairshare(3, 25)
        Fairshare(5, 25)
        Fairshare(11, 25)

        Console.WriteLine("How many times does each get a turn in 50000 iterations?")
        TurnCount(191, 50000)
        TurnCount(1377, 50000)
        TurnCount(49999, 50000)
        TurnCount(50000, 50000)
        TurnCount(50001, 50000)
    End Sub

End Module