TheAlgorithms · varunu28 · Dec 31, 2017 · Dec 29, 2017 · Dec 29, 2017 · Dec 31, 2017
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+import java.util.Scanner;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * @author Nishita Aggarwal
+ *
+ * Brian Kernighan’s Algorithm
+ * 
+ * algorithm to count the number of set bits in a given number
+ * 
+ * Subtraction of 1 from a number toggles all the bits (from right to left) till the rightmost set bit(including the
+ * rightmost set bit). 
+ * So if we subtract a number by 1 and do bitwise & with itself i.e. (n & (n-1)), we unset the rightmost set bit. 
+ * 
+ * If we do n & (n-1) in a loop and count the no of times loop executes we get the set bit count.
+ * 
+ * 
+ * Time Complexity: O(logn)
+ *
+ */
+
+
+public class BrianKernighanAlgorithm {
+
+	/**
+         * @param num: number in which we count the set bits
+         * 
+         * @return int: Number of set bits
+         * */
+	static int countSetBits(int num)
+	{
+		int cnt = 0;
+		while(num != 0)
+		{
+			num = num & (num-1);
+			cnt++;
+		}
+		return cnt;
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 *
+	 * @param args : command line arguments
+	 *
+	 */
+	public static void main(String args[])
+	{
+		Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
+		int num = sc.nextInt();
+		int setBitCount = countSetBits(num);
+		System.out.println(setBitCount);
+		sc.close();
+	}
+}