668. Kth Smallest Number in Multiplication Table

Posted 2021-01-17 tobeabetterpig

Nearly every one have used the Multiplication Table. But could you find out the k-th smallest number quickly from the multiplication table?
Given the height m and the length n of a m * n Multiplication Table, and a positive integer k, you need to return the k-th smallest number in this table.
Example 1:?
Input: m = 3, n = 3, k = 5
Output: 
Explanation: 
The Multiplication Table:
1    2    3
2    4    6
3    6    9

The 5-th smallest number is 3 (1, 2, 2, 3, 3).

Example 2:?
Input: m = 2, n = 3, k = 6
Output: 
Explanation: 
The Multiplication Table:
1    2    3
2    4    6

The 6-th smallest number is 6 (1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 6).


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