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C Program to check whether the number is a Palindrome

Last updated on September 23, 2020

What is a Palindrome Number? #

A number which remains the same when the digits are reversed is called a palindrome number. For example, 555, 10101, 45654 etc; are palindrome numbers. However, 123, 300 etc; are not.

The following is a C program to check whether the entered number is palindrome or not:

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/****************************************************
 Program to check whether the number is a palindrome
 ****************************************************/

#include<stdio.h> // include stdio.h library

int main(void)
{   
    int num, tmp_num, rev = 0, rem;

    printf("Enter a number: ");
    scanf("%d", &num);

    tmp_num = num;

    while(tmp_num != 0)
    {
        rem = tmp_num % 10;  // get the last digit from tmp_num
        rev = rev * 10 + rem;  
        tmp_num /= 10;  // remove the last digit from tmp_num
    }       

    if(num == rev)
    {
        printf("%d is a palindrome number.", num);
    }

    else
    {
        printf("%d is not palindrome number.", num);
    }

    return 0; // return 0 to operating system
}

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Expected Output: 1st run:

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Enter a number: 1551
1551 is a palindrome number.

2nd run:

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Enter a number: 123
123 is not palindrome number.

How it works #

The following table demonstrates what happens at each iteration of the while loop, assuming num = 1551.

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