Find the Duplicate Number

TCS NQT Coding Easy

Given an array of integers nums containing n + 1 integers where each integer is in the range [1, n] inclusive, there is only one repeated number in nums. Return this repeated number.

You must solve the problem without modifying the array nums and using only constant extra space.

Examples:

Input: nums = [1,3,4,2,2]

Output: 2

Input: nums = [3,1,3,4,2]

Output: 3

Input: nums = [1,1]

Output: 1

Constraints

  • 1 <= n <= 105
  • nums.length == n + 1
  • 1 <= nums[i] <= n
  • All the integers in nums appear only once except for precisely one integer which appears two or more times.