Bitwise operator programming exercises and solutions in C

Data in the memory (RAM) is organized as a sequence of bytes. Each byte is a group of eight consecutive bits. Bitwise operators are useful when we need to perform actions on bits of the data.

C supports six bitwise operators.

1. Bitwise AND operator &
2. Bitwise OR operator |
3. Bitwise XOR operator ^
4. Bitwise complement operator ~
5. Bitwise left shift operator <<
6. Bitwise right shift operator >>

This exercises focuses on mastering bitwise operators. After this exercise you will surely gain some confidence using bitwise operators.

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Required knowledge

Data types, Bitwise operators, Basic input/output, If else

List of bitwise operators exercises

Below is a set of programming exercises that can be used by a beginner or an intermediate programmer to master their skills on bitwise operator.

1. Write a C program to check Least Significant Bit (LSB) of a number is set or not.
2. Write a C program to check Most Significant Bit (MSB) of a number is set or not.
3. Write a C program to get nth bit of a number.
4. Write a C program to set nth bit of a number.
5. Write a C program to clear nth bit of a number.
6. Write a C program to toggle nth bit of a number.
7. Write a C program to get highest set bit of a number.
8. Write a C program to get lowest set bit of a number.
9. Write a C program to count trailing zeros in a binary number.
10. Write a C program to count leading zeros in a binary number.
11. Write a C program to flip bits of a binary number using bitwise operator.
12. Write a C program to count total zeros and ones in a binary number.
13. Write a C program to rotate bits of a given number.
14. Write a C program to convert decimal to binary number system using bitwise operator.
15. Write a C program to swap two numbers using bitwise operator.
16. Write a C program to check whether a number is even or odd using bitwise operator.