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Medium Database

Consecutive numbers

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Feb 27, 2026
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Table: Logs +-------------+---------+ | Column Name | Type | +-------------+---------+ | id | int | | num | varchar | +-------------+---------+ In SQL, id is the primary key for this table. id is an autoincrement column starting from 1. Find all numbers that appear at least three times consecutively. Return the result table in any order. The result format is in the following example.

Solution

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solution.sql
--
-- Table: Logs
-- +-------------+---------+
-- | Column Name | Type    |
-- +-------------+---------+
-- | id          | int     |
-- | num         | varchar |
-- +-------------+---------+
-- In SQL, id is the primary key for this table.
-- id is an autoincrement column starting from 1.
-- Find all numbers that appear at least three times consecutively.
-- Return the result table in any order.
-- The result format is in the following example.
-- Example 1:
-- Input:
-- Logs table:
-- +----+-----+
-- | id | num |
-- +----+-----+
-- | 1  | 1   |
-- | 2  | 1   |
-- | 3  | 1   |
-- | 4  | 2   |
-- | 5  | 1   |
-- | 6  | 2   |
-- | 7  | 2   |
-- +----+-----+
-- Output:
-- +-----------------+
-- | ConsecutiveNums |
-- +-----------------+
-- | 1               |
-- +-----------------+
-- Explanation: 1 is the only number that appears consecutively for at least three times.
--

# Write your MySQL query statement below

SELECT DISTINCT l1.num AS ConsecutiveNums
FROM Logs l1
JOIN Logs l2 ON l1.id + 1 = l2.id AND l1.num = l2.num
JOIN Logs l3 ON l1.id + 2 = l3.id AND l1.num = l3.num