Solution: Kth Smallest Number in Multiplication Table
Explore how to efficiently identify the kth smallest element in an m by n multiplication table by applying binary search and row-wise counting. Understand the algorithm's steps, its binary search bounds, and how to leverage the table's ordered properties to avoid building it explicitly.
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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