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Problem: Find the First K Missing Positive Numbers

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30 min
Understand how to identify the first k missing positive numbers from an unsorted array by applying cyclic sort principles. This lesson guides you to handle negative numbers and zeros correctly while developing an efficient O(n + k) solution.

Statement

Given an unsorted integer array, arr, of size n and an integer k, find the first k missing positive integers from the array, ignoring all negative numbers and zeros.

If the array does not contain enough missing positive numbers, add the next consecutive positive integers, starting from the smallest number greater than the largest value in the array, until exactly k missing positive numbers have been found.

Return the list of the first k missing positive integers, sorted in ascending order.

Constraints:

  • n=n = arr.length

  • 1k1041 \leq k \leq 10^4

  • 104-10^4 \leq arr[i] 104\leq 10^4

  • 0n1040 \leq n \leq 10^4

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Problem: Find the First K Missing Positive Numbers

Medium
30 min
Understand how to identify the first k missing positive numbers from an unsorted array by applying cyclic sort principles. This lesson guides you to handle negative numbers and zeros correctly while developing an efficient O(n + k) solution.

Statement

Given an unsorted integer array, arr, of size n and an integer k, find the first k missing positive integers from the array, ignoring all negative numbers and zeros.

If the array does not contain enough missing positive numbers, add the next consecutive positive integers, starting from the smallest number greater than the largest value in the array, until exactly k missing positive numbers have been found.

Return the list of the first k missing positive integers, sorted in ascending order.

Constraints:

  • n=n = arr.length

  • 1k1041 \leq k \leq 10^4

  • 104-10^4 \leq arr[i] 104\leq 10^4

  • 0n1040 \leq n \leq 10^4