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Solution: Kth Smallest Number in Multiplication Table

Explore how to efficiently determine the kth smallest number in an m by n multiplication table without constructing it explicitly. Learn to apply binary search combined with row-wise counting to solve this common matrix-based coding problem with optimal time complexity.

Statement

You are given a multiplication table of size m×\timesn, where each element at position mat[i][j] is calculated as i×ji \times j ...