[Leet Code] Lucky numbers in a matric

Matthew Boyd
1 min readJan 12, 2021

Leetcode: https://leetcode.com/problems/lucky-numbers-in-a-matrix/

Problem:

Given a m * n matrix of distinct numbers, return all lucky numbers in the matrix in any order.

A lucky number is an element of the matrix such that it is the minimum element in its row and maximum in its column.

Example 1:

Input: matrix = [[3,7,8],[9,11,13],[15,16,17]]
Output: [15]
Explanation: 15 is the only lucky number since it is the minimum in its row and the maximum in its column

Example 2:

Input: matrix = [[1,10,4,2],[9,3,8,7],[15,16,17,12]]
Output: [12]
Explanation: 12 is the only lucky number since it is the minimum in its row and the maximum in its column.

Example 3:

Input: matrix = [[7,8],[1,2]]
Output: [7]

Constraints:

  • m == mat.length
  • n == mat[i].length
  • 1 <= n, m <= 50
  • 1 <= matrix[i][j] <= 10^5.
  • All elements in the matrix are distinct.

Solution:

class Solution(object):
def luckyNumbers (self, matrix):
"""
:type matrix: List[List[int]]
:rtype: List[int]
"""
answers = []
for i in range(len(matrix)):
row = matrix[i].index(min(matrix[i]))
if min(matrix[i]) == max([column[row] for column in matrix]):
answers.append(matrix[i][row])


return answers

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