Problem p02719 (C++) — buggy submission, verdict: Time Limit Exceeded

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define rep(i, n) for (int i = 0; i < (n); ++i)
using namespace std;
typedef long long ll;

ll gcd(ll a, ll b) { return b ? gcd(b, a % b) : a; }
ll lcm(ll a, ll b) { return a / gcd(a, b) * b; }
constexpr int mod = 1e9 + 7;

struct mint {
  ll x; // typedef long long ll;
  mint(ll x = 0) : x((x % mod + mod) % mod) {}
  mint operator-() const { return mint(-x); }
  mint &operator+=(const mint a) {
    if ((x += a.x) >= mod)
      x -= mod;
    return *this;
  }
  mint &operator-=(const mint a) {
    if ((x += mod - a.x) >= mod)
      x -= mod;
    return *this;
  }
  mint &operator*=(const mint a) {
    (x *= a.x) %= mod;
    return *this;
  }
  mint operator+(const mint a) const {
    mint res(*this);
    return res += a;
  }
  mint operator-(const mint a) const {
    mint res(*this);
    return res -= a;
  }
  mint operator*(const mint a) const {
    mint res(*this);
    return res *= a;
  }
  mint pow(ll t) const {
    if (!t)
      return 1;
    mint a = pow(t >> 1);
    a *= a;
    if (t & 1)
      a *= *this;
    return a;
  }
  mint inv() const { return pow(mod - 2); }
  mint &operator/=(const mint a) { return (*this) *= a.inv(); }
  mint operator/(const mint a) const {
    mint res(*this);
    return res /= a;
  }
  friend ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const mint &a) { return (os << a.x); }
};
struct combination {
  vector<mint> fact, ifact;
  combination(int n) : fact(n + 1), ifact(n + 1) {
    assert(n < mod);
    fact[0] = 1;
    for (int i = 1; i <= n; ++i)
      fact[i] = fact[i - 1] * i;
    ifact[n] = fact[n].inv();
    for (int i = n; i >= 1; --i)
      ifact[i - 1] = ifact[i] * i;
  }
  mint operator()(int n, int k) {
    if (k < 0 || k > n)
      return 0;
    return fact[n] * ifact[k] * ifact[n - k];
  }
};

int main() {
  ll n, k;
  cin >> n >> k;

  if (n > k)
    n %= k;

  while (n > abs(n - k)) {
    n = abs(n - k);
  }

  cout << n << endl;
}


Error: TLE

Fixed submission:

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#define rep(i, n) for (int i = 0; i < (n); ++i)
using namespace std;
typedef long long ll;

ll gcd(ll a, ll b) { return b ? gcd(b, a % b) : a; }
ll lcm(ll a, ll b) { return a / gcd(a, b) * b; }
constexpr int mod = 1e9 + 7;

struct mint {
  ll x; // typedef long long ll;
  mint(ll x = 0) : x((x % mod + mod) % mod) {}
  mint operator-() const { return mint(-x); }
  mint &operator+=(const mint a) {
    if ((x += a.x) >= mod)
      x -= mod;
    return *this;
  }
  mint &operator-=(const mint a) {
    if ((x += mod - a.x) >= mod)
      x -= mod;
    return *this;
  }
  mint &operator*=(const mint a) {
    (x *= a.x) %= mod;
    return *this;
  }
  mint operator+(const mint a) const {
    mint res(*this);
    return res += a;
  }
  mint operator-(const mint a) const {
    mint res(*this);
    return res -= a;
  }
  mint operator*(const mint a) const {
    mint res(*this);
    return res *= a;
  }
  mint pow(ll t) const {
    if (!t)
      return 1;
    mint a = pow(t >> 1);
    a *= a;
    if (t & 1)
      a *= *this;
    return a;
  }
  mint inv() const { return pow(mod - 2); }
  mint &operator/=(const mint a) { return (*this) *= a.inv(); }
  mint operator/(const mint a) const {
    mint res(*this);
    return res /= a;
  }
  friend ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const mint &a) { return (os << a.x); }
};
struct combination {
  vector<mint> fact, ifact;
  combination(int n) : fact(n + 1), ifact(n + 1) {
    assert(n < mod);
    fact[0] = 1;
    for (int i = 1; i <= n; ++i)
      fact[i] = fact[i - 1] * i;
    ifact[n] = fact[n].inv();
    for (int i = n; i >= 1; --i)
      ifact[i - 1] = ifact[i] * i;
  }
  mint operator()(int n, int k) {
    if (k < 0 || k > n)
      return 0;
    return fact[n] * ifact[k] * ifact[n - k];
  }
};

int main() {
  ll n, k;
  cin >> n >> k;

  while (n > abs(n - k)) {
    n = abs(n - k);
  }

  cout << n << endl;
}