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Solution: Merge K Sorted Lists

Explore how to merge multiple sorted linked lists into a single sorted list efficiently using a divide-and-conquer method. Understand the stepwise merging process, the use of two pointers, and a dummy node to simplify list construction. This lesson helps you implement and analyze an algorithm with time complexity O(n log k) and constant space usage.

Statement

You are given an array, lists, containing k singly linked lists. Each of these linked lists is individually sorted in ascending order.

Your task is to merge all k linked lists into a single sorted linked list in ascending order and return the merged list.

Constraints:

  • k ==== lists.length

  • ...