668. Kth Smallest Number in Multiplication Table


LeetCode 668. Kth Smallest Number in Multiplication Table [Hard]

  • Nearly every one have used the Multiplication Table. But could you find out the k-th smallest number quickly from the multiplication table?
  • Given the height m and the length n of a m * n Multiplication Table, and a positive integer k, you need to return the k-th smallest number in this table.

Example 1

Input: m = 3, n = 3, k = 5
Output: 
Explanation: 
The Multiplication Table:
1	2	3
2	4	6
3	6	9

The 5-th smallest number is 3 (1, 2, 2, 3, 3).

Example 2

Input: m = 2, n = 3, k = 6
Output: 
Explanation: 
The Multiplication Table:
1	2	3
2	4	6

The 6-th smallest number is 6 (1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 6).

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Method 1

【O(mlog(mn))time∣O(1)space】
package Leetcode.BinarySearch;

import codeTest.test;

/**
 * @author zhengstars
 * @date 2024/02/03
 */
public class KthSmallestNumberInMultiplicationTable {

    public static int findKthNumber(int m, int n, int k) {
        // Define the lowest possible number (1) and the highest possible number (m * n).
        int low = 1;
        int high = m * n;

        // Binary search.
        while (low < high) {
            // Calculate mid number.
            int mid = low + (high - low) / 2;

            // Count the quantity of numbers not larger than mid.
            // The quantity is the accumulation of each row.
            int count = 0;
            int j = n;
            for (int i = 1; i <= m; i++) {
                // Decrease j while the current number (i * j) is larger than mid.
                while (j >= 1 && mid < i * j) {
                    j--;
                }

                // Add the quantity of numbers not larger than mid in the i-th row.
                count += j;
            }

            // If count < k, then mid is too small.
            if (count < k) {
                low = mid + 1;
            }
            // If count >= k, then mid is large enough, but we have to continue to try to find a smaller one that meets the condition.
            else {
                high = mid;
            }
        }

        // Finally, high is the k-th smallest number.
        return high;
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Test case 1: The height m=3, length n=3 of a m * n Multiplication Table, with a positive integer k=5
        System.out.println(findKthNumber(3, 3, 5)); // Output: 3

        // Test case 2: The height m=2, length n=3 of a m * n Multiplication Table, with a positive integer k=6
        System.out.println(findKthNumber(2, 3, 6)); // Output: 6
    }
}




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