3718. Smallest Missing Multiple of K
Description
Given an integer array nums and an integer k, return the smallest positive multiple of k that is missing from nums.
A multiple of k is any positive integer divisible by k.
Example 1:
Input: nums = [8,2,3,4,6], k = 2
Output: 10
Explanation:
The multiples of k = 2 are 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12... and the smallest multiple missing from nums is 10.
Example 2:
Input: nums = [1,4,7,10,15], k = 5
Output: 5
Explanation:
The multiples of k = 5 are 5, 10, 15, 20... and the smallest multiple missing from nums is 5.
Constraints:
1 <= nums.length <= 1001 <= nums[i] <= 1001 <= k <= 100
Solutions
Solution 1: Hash Table + Enumeration
We first use a hash table \(\textit{s}\) to store the numbers that appear in the array \(\textit{nums}\). Then, starting from the first positive multiple of \(k\), which is \(k \times 1\), we enumerate each positive multiple in sequence until we find the first multiple that does not appear in the hash table \(\textit{s}\), which is the answer.
The time complexity is \(O(n)\) and the space complexity is \(O(n)\), where \(n\) is the length of the array \(\textit{nums}\).
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