Question

How to check whether a given number is a pronic number in C

Answer 1

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdbool.h>

// A pronic number is a number which is the product of two consecutive integers
// 42 = 6 * 7 -> yes 6 and 7 is consecutive integers
// 45 = 5 * 9 -> no 5 and 9 is not consecutive integers

bool isPronicNumber(int num) {  
    for (int i = 1; i <= num; i++) {  
        if ((i * (i + 1)) == num) {  
            return true;
        }  
    }  
    return false;  
}  

int main(void) {
    int num = 42;
    
    if (isPronicNumber(num))  
        printf("yes");  
    else
        printf("no");  
}




/*
run:

yes

*/

 

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