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Space Improvement

(Reducing memory usage)

Binary lifting uses O(nlogn)O(n \log n) space for the jump table. For large nn, this might exceed memory limits. You need alternatives that trade space for time. One improvement: compute jumps on-the-fly using recursion with memoization. This trades time for space. You compute jumps as needed rather than precomputing everything.

Cache results to avoid recomputation. Another approach: use square root decomposition. Store jumps for n\sqrt{n} intervals and combine. This reduces space to O(nn)O(n\sqrt{n}) with slightly worse query time of O(n)O(\sqrt{n}) instead of O(logn)O(\log n). Pick based on constraints.