package com.thealgorithms.maths; import java.util.Scanner; /*A magic square of order n is an arrangement of distinct n^2 integers,in a square, such that the n numbers in all rows, all columns, and both diagonals sum to the same constant. A magic square contains the integers from 1 to n^2.*/ public final class MagicSquare { private MagicSquare() { } public static void main(String[] args) { Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in); System.out.print("Input a number: "); int num = sc.nextInt(); if ((num % 2 == 0) || (num <= 0)) { System.out.print("Input number must be odd and >0"); System.exit(0); } int[][] magicSquare = new int[num][num]; int rowNum = num / 2; int colNum = num - 1; magicSquare[rowNum][colNum] = 1; for (int i = 2; i <= num * num; i++) { if (magicSquare[(rowNum - 1 + num) % num][(colNum + 1) % num] == 0) { rowNum = (rowNum - 1 + num) % num; colNum = (colNum + 1) % num; } else { colNum = (colNum - 1 + num) % num; } magicSquare[rowNum][colNum] = i; } // print the square for (int i = 0; i < num; i++) { for (int j = 0; j < num; j++) { if (magicSquare[i][j] < 10) { System.out.print(" "); } if (magicSquare[i][j] < 100) { System.out.print(" "); } System.out.print(magicSquare[i][j] + " "); } System.out.println(); } sc.close(); } }