Smallest Greater Number from Digits
Given a list of digits and a lower bound string of equal length, construct the smallest possible number from those digits that is greater than or equal to the lower bound.
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Mid July, 2026
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Late May, 2026
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Given a list of digits and a lower bound, build the smallest number you can from those digits that is greater than or equal to the lower bound. Note: the size of the list of digits is ALWAYS equal to the length of lower bound Examples: * Digits: 6, 5, 1; lower bound: "100" * Answer: "156" * Digits: 6, 5, 1; lower bound: "200" * Answer: “516” * Digits: 1,2,3,4; lower_bound: "1300" * Answer: "1324" * Digits: 1,1,2,3; lower_bound: "1322" * Answer: "2113" * Digits: 1, 3, 3, 3, 3, .... (100 "3"s) ; lower bound: "13...34", 99 "3"s between 1 and 4 * Answer: "313..3", 99 tailing "3"s
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