`P029.c`¶

Problem Statement

WAP to perform addition of first n natural numbers. sum = 1 + 2 + 3 + ...

Metadata¶

Property	Detail
Author	Amit Dutta (amitdutta4255@gmail.com)
License	MIT
Difficulty	Beginner (index: 1 / 10)

Concepts¶

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Recursion
Iteration

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Source Code¶

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
    int num, i = 0, result = 0;
    printf("Enter the value for n : ");
    if (scanf("%d", &num) != 1)
    {
        printf("\nPlease enter a number.");
        return 1;
    }
    if (num < 1)
    {
        printf("\nPlease enter a positive number.");
        return 1;
    }
    while (i <= num)
    {
        result = result + i;
        i++;
    }
    printf("\nResult : %d", result);
    return 0;
}

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    CODE (P029.c):

    #include <stdio.h>
    int main()
    {
        int num, i = 0, result = 0;
        printf("Enter the value for n : ");
        if (scanf("%d", &num) != 1)
        {
            printf("\nPlease enter a number.");
            return 1;
        }
        if (num < 1)
        {
            printf("\nPlease enter a positive number.");
            return 1;
        }
        while (i <= num)
        {
            result = result + i;
            i++;
        }
        printf("\nResult : %d", result);
        return 0;
    }

P029.c¶