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Kth Smallest Number in M Sorted Lists

Understand how to apply the K-way merge pattern to efficiently find the kth smallest number across multiple sorted lists. This lesson guides you through solving problems involving multiple ascending sorted arrays, handling duplicates, and managing boundary cases like empty lists or exceeding k values.

Statement

Given a list, lists, containing mm sorted lists of integers in ascending order, and an integer k, find the kthk^{th} ...