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How to find a common element in all rows of a given matrix with sorted rows in Go

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package main

import (
    "fmt"
)

func findCommonElementInMatrixRows(matrix [][]int) int {
    rows := len(matrix)
    if rows == 0 {
        return -1
    }
    cols := len(matrix[0])
    freq := make(map[int]int)

    for i := 0; i < rows; i++ {
        freq[matrix[i][0]]++
        for j := 1; j < cols; j++ {
            if matrix[i][j] != matrix[i][j-1] {
                freq[matrix[i][j]]++
            }
        }
    }

    for key, count := range freq {
        if count == rows {
            return key
        }
    }
    return -1
}

func main() {
    matrix := [][]int{
        {1, 2, 3, 5, 36},
        {4, 5, 7, 9, 10},
        {5, 6, 8, 9, 18},
        {1, 3, 5, 8, 24},
    }

    result := findCommonElementInMatrixRows(matrix)
    if result != -1 {
        fmt.Printf("Common element in all rows: %d\n", result)
    } else {
        fmt.Println("No common element found in all rows.")
    }
}



/*
run:

Common element in all rows: 5

*/

 



answered Oct 3, 2025 by avibootz
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