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

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fun findCommonElementInMatrixRows(matrix: Array<IntArray>): Int {
    val rows = matrix.size
    if (rows == 0) return -1

    val cols = matrix[0].size
    val freq = mutableMapOf<Int, Int>()

    for (i in 0 until rows) {
        freq[matrix[i][0]] = freq.getOrDefault(matrix[i][0], 0) + 1
        for (j in 1 until cols) {
            if (matrix[i][j] != matrix[i][j - 1]) {
                val value = matrix[i][j]
                freq[value] = freq.getOrDefault(value, 0) + 1
            }
        }
    }

    return freq.entries.find { it.value == rows }?.key ?: -1
}

fun main() {
    val matrix = arrayOf(
        intArrayOf(1, 2, 3, 5, 36),
        intArrayOf(4, 5, 7, 9, 10),
        intArrayOf(5, 6, 8, 9, 18),
        intArrayOf(1, 3, 5, 8, 24)
    )

    val result = findCommonElementInMatrixRows(matrix)
    if (result != -1) {
        println("Common element in all rows: $result")
    } else {
        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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