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73. Set Matrix Zeroes

medium

Array · Hash Table · Matrix

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first solved 23 Sept 2026

python
class Solution:
    def setZeroes(self, matrix: List[List[int]]) -> None:
        rows = len(matrix)
        cols = len(matrix[0])

        first_row_zero = any(matrix[0][j] == 0 for j in range(cols))
        first_col_zero = any(matrix[i][0] == 0 for i in range(rows))

        for i in range(1, rows):
            for j in range(1, cols):
                if matrix[i][j] == 0:
                    matrix[i][0] = 0
                    matrix[0][j] = 0

        for i in range(1, rows):
            for j in range(1, cols):
                if matrix[i][0] == 0 or matrix[0][j] == 0:
                    matrix[i][j] = 0

        if first_row_zero:
            for j in range(cols):
                matrix[0][j] = 0

        if first_col_zero:
            for i in range(rows):
                matrix[i][0] = 0