package Maths; import java.util.*; /*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 class 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[][] magic_square = new int[num][num]; int row_num = num/2; int col_num = num-1; magic_square[row_num][col_num] = 1; for (int i = 2; i <= num*num; i++) { if (magic_square[(row_num - 1+num) % num][(col_num + 1) % num] == 0) { row_num = (row_num - 1+num) % num; col_num = (col_num + 1) % num; } else { col_num = (col_num - 1 +num) % num; } magic_square[row_num][col_num] = i; } // print the square for (int i = 0; i < num; i++) { for (int j = 0; j < num; j++) { if (magic_square[i][j] < 10) System.out.print(" "); if (magic_square[i][j] < 100) System.out.print(" "); System.out.print(magic_square[i][j] + " "); } System.out.println(); } } }