Solution: Kth Smallest Number in Multiplication Table
Explore how to determine the kth smallest value in an m by n multiplication table by leveraging the table's ordered structure and binary search. Understand counting techniques for elements less than or equal to a candidate value and efficiently narrow the search space without explicit table construction.
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Statement
You are given a multiplication table of size mn, where each element at position mat[i][j] is calculated as
Your task is to find the m, n, and k values.
Constraints:
m,nkmn
Solution
We need to find the