#23

Merge k Sorted Lists

Hard
Linked ListDivide and ConquerHeap

You are given an array of `k` linked-lists `lists`, each linked-list is sorted in ascending order.

*Merge all the linked-lists into one sorted linked-list and return it.*

Examples

Example 1
Input: lists = [[1,4,5],[1,3,4],[2,6]]
Output: [1,1,2,3,4,4,5,6]
The linked-lists are: [1->4->5, 1->3->4, 2->6]. Merging them into one sorted list: 1->1->2->3->4->4->5->6
Example 2
Input: lists = []
Output: []
Example 3
Input: lists = [[]]
Output: []

Constraints

  • k == lists.length
  • 0 <= k <= 10^4
  • 0 <= lists[i].length <= 500
  • -10^4 <= lists[i][j] <= 10^4
  • lists[i] is sorted in ascending order.
  • The sum of lists[i].length will not exceed 10^4.
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