divide a linked list into three parts based on their position mod 3.

To divide a linked list into three parts based on their position mod 3, you can follow these steps:

  1. Create three new linked lists, let's call them list1, list2, and list3, to store the divided parts.

  2. Initialize three pointer variables, let's call them p1, p2, and p3, to keep track of the last node of each list.

  3. Traverse the original linked list using a pointer variable, let's call it current.

  4. At each node, calculate its position mod 3 using the position variable. For example, if the current node is at position 4, then position mod 3 will be 1.

  5. Based on the value of position mod 3, append the current node to the corresponding list.

  6. To append the current node to list1, check if p1 is NULL. If it is, make p1 point to the current node. Otherwise, make the next pointer of p1 point to the current node, and update p1 to the current node.

  7. Repeat step 6 for list2 and list3, using p2 and p3 pointer variables respectively.

  8. After traversing the original linked list, make the next pointers of p1, p2, and p3 point to NULL to indicate the end of each list.

  9. The linked list has now been divided into three parts based on their position mod 3, and the resulting lists are list1, list2, and list3.

  10. You can now use these lists for further processing or analysis.

I hope this explanation helps!