Difference b/w two codes

Why are these two codes behaving differently only difference in the two is the way freq is stored (line 14)

https://www.codechef.com/viewsolution/29083045

https://www.codechef.com/viewsolution/29082697

I see that in one solution you use ‘% mod’ frequently, while in the other you do not. Without looking in detail, I suggest that when you don’t use ‘% mod’ at every step you soon have an overflow.

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mod of freq before sorting will give wa.
for i, j node,
if(freq[i] > freq[j]) node i should be assign larger value or equal value as node j;
freq[i] % mod < freq[j] % mod , it is quite possible (that is giving the WA verdict).