3375. Kth Smallest Amount With Single Denomination Combination

Hard
Array
Math
Binary Search
Bit Manipulation
Combinatorics
Number Theory

Description

You are given an integer array coins representing coins of different denominations and an integer k.

You have an infinite number of coins of each denomination. However, you are not allowed to combine coins of different denominations.

Return the kth smallest amount that can be made using these coins.

 

Example 1:

Input: coins = [3,6,9], k = 3

Output: 9

Explanation: The given coins can make the following amounts:
Coin 3 produces multiples of 3: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, etc.
Coin 6 produces multiples of 6: 6, 12, 18, 24, etc.
Coin 9 produces multiples of 9: 9, 18, 27, 36, etc.
All of the coins combined produce: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, etc.

Example 2:

Input: coins = [5,2], k = 7

Output: 12

Explanation: The given coins can make the following amounts:
Coin 5 produces multiples of 5: 5, 10, 15, 20, etc.
Coin 2 produces multiples of 2: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, etc.
All of the coins combined produce: 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, etc.

 

Constraints:

  • 1 <= coins.length <= 15
  • 1 <= coins[i] <= 25
  • 1 <= k <= 2 * 109
  • coins contains pairwise distinct integers.

Hints

Hint 1
Binary search the answer <code>x</code>.
Hint 2
Use the inclusion-exclusion principle to count the number of distinct amounts that can be made up to <code>x</code>.

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