Count the number of bits set in a integer

How to Check number of Bits set in a number(integer) ?

   ->Whenever a number increases by one the  LSB changes
   ->By using this technique we can easily find the number of bits set in a integer
   ->we can use, n &= (n-1) to find the number of bits set in a integer. Lets go to the program

C or C++ Program

count = 0;
while(n)
{
   n &= (n-1);
   count++;
}

Let us understand this Program with the help of number n = 52

count = 0

n = 52(0011 0100) & 51 (0011 0011) = 48(0011 0000)

count = 1

n = 48(0011 0000) & 47 (0010 1111) = 32(0010 0000)

count = 2

n = 32(0010 0000) & 31 (0001 1111) = 0

count = 3

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