diff --git a/LongestCommonPrefix.java b/LongestCommonPrefix.java
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+++ b/LongestCommonPrefix.java
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+class Solution {
+    public String longestCommonPrefix(String[] strs) {
+        int n = strs.length;
+        if(n == 0) return "";
+        String prefix = strs[0];
+        for(int i=1; i<n; i++){
+            int j = 0;
+            while(j<prefix.length() && j<strs[i].length() && prefix.charAt(j) == strs[i].charAt(j)){
+                j++;
+            }
+            prefix = prefix.substring(0, j);
+            if(prefix.length() == 0){ 
+                return "";
+            }    
+        }
+        return prefix;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/longestCommonPrefix.java b/longestCommonPrefix.java
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+++ b/longestCommonPrefix.java
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+class Solution {
+    public String longestCommonPrefix(String[] strs) {
+        int n = strs.length;
+        if(n == 0) return "";
+        String prefix = strs[0];
+        for(int i=1; i<n; i++){
+            int j = 0;
+            while(j<prefix.length() && j<strs[i].length() && prefix.charAt(j) == strs[i].charAt(j)){
+                j++;
+            }
+            prefix = prefix.substring(0, j);
+            if(prefix.length() == 0){ 
+                return "";
+            }    
+        }
+        return prefix;
+    }
+}