Skip to content
Programmingoneonone
Programmingoneonone
  • Engineering Subjects
    • Internet of Things (IoT)
    • Digital Communication
    • Human Values
  • Programming Tutorials
    • C Programming
    • Data structures and Algorithms
    • 100+ Java Programs
    • 100+ C Programs
    • 100+ C++ Programs
  • Solutions
    • HackerRank
      • Algorithms Solutions
      • C solutions
      • C++ solutions
      • Java solutions
      • Python solutions
      • Data Structures Solutions
    • Leetcode Solutions
    • HackerEarth Solutions
  • Work with US
Programmingoneonone

HackerEarth Set numbers problem solution

YASH PAL, 31 July 202413 February 2026
In this HackerEarth Set numbers problem solution, you are given the binary representation of a number. You must consider the highest number of set bits in the binary representation to complete your task. For example, 23 is represented as 10111 in binary and it contains four-set bits (1-bits).
 
You are also given a number N and your task is to determine the number that is less than or equal to N and contains the maximum number of set bits in its binary representation. 
 
In other words, print a number K that is less than or equal to N such that the number of set bits in the binary representation of K must be maximum.
 
 
HackerEarth Set numbers problem solution

 

 

HackerEarth Set numbers problem solution.

#include "bits/stdc++.h"
using namespace std;

int main(){
int t; cin>>t;
while(t--)
{
int N; cin>>N;
int ans = 1;
for(int i=1; i<32; i++)
{
int num = pow(2, i) - 1;
if(num <= N)
{
ans = num;
}
}
cout<<ans<<"n";
}
return 0;
}
 
 

Second solution

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
typedef long long ll;

const int maxn = 5e5 + 14;
int n;
int main(){
ios::sync_with_stdio(0), cin.tie(0);
int t;
cin >> t;
while(t--){
cin >> n;
for(ll x = 1ll << 31; x >= 0; x >>= 1)
if(x - 1 <= n){
cout << x - 1 << 'n';
break;
}
}
}
 
 
coding problems solutions HackerEarth HackerEarth

Post navigation

Previous post
Next post

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Programmingoneonone

We at Programmingoneonone, also known as Programming101 is a learning hub of programming and other related stuff. We provide free learning tutorials/articles related to programming and other technical stuff to people who are eager to learn about it.

Pages

  • About US
  • Contact US
  • Privacy Policy

Practice

  • Java
  • C++
  • C

Follow US

  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Instagram
©2026 Programmingoneonone | WordPress Theme by SuperbThemes