Find The K-th Lucky Number — LeetCode 2802 Python Solution

MediumLeetCode PremiumBit ManipulationMathString
Problem
#2802
Reading time
3 min

The problem

We know that 4 and 7 are lucky digits. Also, a number is called lucky if it contains only lucky digits.

Example

Input
k = 4
Output
"47"
Explanation
The first lucky number is 4, the second one is 7, the third one is 44 and the fourth one is 47.

Python solution

Python
class Solution:
    def kthLuckyNumber(self, k: int) -> str:
        n = 1
        while k > 1 << n:
            k -= 1 << n
            n += 1
        ans = []
        while n:
            n -= 1
            if k <= 1 << n:
                ans.append("4")
            else:
                ans.append("7")
                k -= 1 << n
        return "".join(ans)

Complexity

MeasureComplexity
TimeO(\log k)
SpaceO(\log k) auxiliary

Pattern: Bit Manipulation

Use XOR, masks and the low-bit trick to replace whole data structures with an integer. LeetCode 2802. Find The K-th Lucky Number is filed here on both counts: the reference solution below belongs to the algorithm family this hub collects, and LeetCode tags it Bit Manipulation.

The bit manipulation guide has the Python template for the pattern and the 194 LeetCode problems that use it.

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The Python solution on this page runs in O(\log k).
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The Python solution on this page uses O(\log k) auxiliary space.
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