Question

How to count set bits of an integer in C

Answer 1

#include <stdio.h> 
   
unsigned int count_set_bits(unsigned int n) { 
    unsigned int count = 0; 
    while (n) { 
        count += n & 1; 
        n >>= 1; 
    } 
    return count; 
}  

int main() 
{ 
    int n = 45; // 00101101
    
    printf("%i", count_set_bits(n)); 
     
    return 0; 
} 
 
 
 
/*
run:
 
4
 
*/

 

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