C Language Example - Check Armstrong Number (Armstrong Number)
An Armstrong number is a number that is equal to the sum of its own digits each raised to the power of the number of digits. For example:
153 = 1^3 + 5^3 + 3^3
1634 = 1^4 + 6^4 + 3^4 + 4^4
Example
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int number, originalNumber, remainder, result = 0;
printf("Enter a three-digit number: ");
scanf("%d", &number);
originalNumber = number;
while (originalNumber != 0)
{
remainder = originalNumber % 10;
result += remainder * remainder * remainder;
originalNumber /= 10;
}
if (result == number)
printf("%d is an Armstrong number", number);
else
printf("%d is not an Armstrong number", number);
return 0;
}
Output:
Enter a three-digit number: 371
371 is an Armstrong number
Example - Armstrong Numbers Between Two Integers
#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
int main()
{
int low, high, i, temp1, temp2, remainder, n = 0, result = 0;
printf("Enter two integers: ");
scanf("%d %d", &low, &high);
printf("Armstrong numbers between %d and %d are: ", low, high);
for (i = low + 1; i < high; ++i)
{
temp2 = i;
temp1 = i;
// Calculate the number of digits
while (temp1 != 0)
{
temp1 /= 10;
++n;
}
while (temp2 != 0)
{
remainder = temp2 % 10;
result += pow(remainder, n);
temp2 /= 10;
}
if (result == i) {
printf("%d ", i);
}
n = 0;
result = 0;
}
return 0;
}
Output:
Enter two integers: 100 1000
Armstrong numbers between 100 and 1000 are: 153 370 371 407
Example - Check Armstrong Number Using a Function
#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
int checkPrimeNumber(int n);
int checkArmstrongNumber(int n);
int main()
{
int n, flag;
printf("Enter a positive integer: ");
scanf("%d", &n);
// Check for prime number
flag = checkPrimeNumber(n);
if (flag == 1)
printf("%d is a prime number.\n", n);
else
printf("%d is not a prime number.\n", n);
// Check for Armstrong number
flag = checkArmstrongNumber(n);
if (flag == 1)
printf("%d is an Armstrong number.", n);
else
printf("%d is not an Armstrong number.", n);
return 0;
}
int checkPrimeNumber(int n)
{
int i, flag = 1;
for (i = 2; i <= n / 2; ++i)
{
// Condition for non-prime number
if (n % i == 0)
{
flag = 0;
break;
}
}
return flag;
}
int checkArmstrongNumber(int number)
{
int originalNumber, remainder, result = 0, n = 0, flag;
originalNumber = number;
while (originalNumber != 0)
{
originalNumber /= 10;
++n;
}
originalNumber = number;
while (originalNumber != 0)
{
remainder = originalNumber % 10;
result += pow(remainder, n);
originalNumber /= 10;
}
// Check condition
if (result == number)
flag = 1;
else
flag = 0;
return flag;
}
Output:
Enter a positive integer: 371
371 is not a prime number.
371 is an Armstrong number.