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Top K Frequent Elements

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Problem

Return top k frequent numbers sorted ascending by value in ties.

Constraints

1 <= nums.length <= 10^5

Examples

Example 1

Input: {"nums": [1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3], "k": 2}
Output: [1, 2]

Function Signature

def topKFrequent(self, nums: list[int], k: int) -> list[int]

How to Submit

Implement a Solution class with a topKFrequent method.

Your method will be called with the input parameters and should return the answer.