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Asked: May 15, 20262026-05-15T18:02:40+00:00 2026-05-15T18:02:40+00:00

I am reading a program which contains the following function, which is int f(int

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I am reading a program which contains the following function, which is

int f(int n) {
    int c;
    for (c=0;n!=0;++c) 
        n=n&(n-1);
    return c;
}

I don’t quite understand what does this function intend to do?

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    2026-05-15T18:02:41+00:00Added an answer on May 15, 2026 at 6:02 pm

    It counts number of 1’s in binary representation of n

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