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Kth Smallest Number in M Sorted Lists

Explore how to find the kth smallest number among multiple sorted lists using the K-way merge approach. This lesson helps you efficiently combine and search through m sorted lists, handle duplicates as unique elements, and manage edge cases like empty lists or large k values.

Statement

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