Distribute Integers

distribute_integers.js

// distribute a large integer as evenly as possible between any number of integer positions

// inputs
var total = 6;
var parts = 5;

var fractionFloored = Math.floor(total/parts);
var mod = total % parts;

var output = [];
for(var i = 0; i < parts; i++){
  output.push(fractionFloored + Math.min(1, Math.max(0, mod)));
  mod--;
}

console.log("distribute " + total + " between " + parts + " integer parts");
console.log(output);

// test
var totalTest = 0;
for(var i = 0; i < output.length; i++){
  totalTest += output[i];
}

console.log("totalTest = "+totalTest)