Bitwise algorithms are a category of algorithms that operate on individual bits within a data unit, rather than the entire data unit itself. They leverage bitwise operators, which are special operators designed to perform operations on bits. Common bitwise operators include AND (&), OR (|), XOR (^), and NOT (~).

Before diving into the world of bitwise algorithms, a basic understanding of binary representation is crucial. Computers store data in binary form, where each unit (bit) can be either 0 or 1. Numbers we typically use (decimal system) are converted to binary for computer processing.

Basic Practice Problems on Bitwise Algorithm:

• Find the element that appears once
• Detect if two integers have opposite signs
• Add 1 to a given number
• Multiply a given Integer with 3.5
• Turn off the rightmost set bit
• Find whether a given number is a power of 4 or not
• Compute modulus division by a power-of-2-number
• Rotate bits of a number
• Find the Number Occurring Odd Number of Times
• Check for Integer Overflow
• Count set bits in an integer
• Count number of bits to be flipped to convert A to B
• Efficient way to multiply with 7
• Program to find whether a no is power of two
• Position of rightmost set bit
• Binary representation of a given number
• Find position of the only set bit
• How to swap two numbers without using a temporary variable?
• Swap two nibbles in a byte
• How to turn off a particular bit in a number?
• Russian Peasant (Multiply two numbers using bitwise operators)
• Add two bit strings
• Write your own strcmp that ignores cases
• Check if two numbers are equal without using arithmetic and comparison operators
• Find XOR of two number without using XOR operator
• XOR counts of 0s and 1s in binary representation
• Calculate XOR from 1 to n
• Equal Sum and XOR
• Swap three variables without using temporary variable
• Check if a number has bits in alternate pattern
• XOR of two numbers after making length of their binary representations equal
• Count minimum bits to flip such that XOR of A and B equal to C
• Efficient method for 2’s complement of a binary string
• Toggle case of a string using Bitwise operators
• Toggling k-th bit of a number
• Convert decimal fraction to binary number
• Toggle all the bits of a number except k-th bit
• Set the rightmost unset bit
• Convert a binary number to octal
• Check in binary array the number represented by a subarray is odd or even
• Toggle the last m bits
• 1 to n bit numbers with no consecutive 1s in binary representation
• Toggle bits in the given range
• Unset bits in the given range
• Find the largest number with n set and m unset bits
• Find the smallest number with n set and m unset bits
• Sum of numbers with exactly 2 bits set
• Check if binary representation of a given number and its complement are anagram
• Check a number is odd or even without modulus operator
• Bitwise recursive addition of two integers
• Print bitwise AND set of a number N
• Fast average of two numbers without division
• Maximum XOR-value of at-most k-elements from 1 to n
• Swap every two bits in bytes
• Check if a number is divisible by 8 using bitwise operators
• Number of Reflexive Relations on a Set
• For every set bit of a number toggle bits of other
• Toggle bits of a number expect first and last bits
• Check if given four integers (or sides) make rectangle
• Toggle all even bits of a number
• Toggle first and last bits of a number
• Set the Left most unset bit
• Maximum XOR using K numbers from 1 to n
• Python | Count set bits in a range
• Python map function | Count total set bits in all numbers from 1 to n
• Check whether the bit at given position is set or unset
• Multiplication with a power of 2
• Check if n is divisible by power of 2 without using arithmetic operators
• Toggle all odd bits of a number
• Count set bits using Python List comprehension
• Check if a number is positive, negative or zero using bit operators
• Modify a bit at a given position
• CHAR_BIT in C
• Find One’s Complement of an Integer
• Add two numbers without using arithmetic operators
• Multiply a number with 10 without using multiplication operator
• Check if one of the numbers is one’s complement of the other
• Check if a number has bits in alternate pattern | Set-2 O(1) Approach
• Set all the bits in given range of a number
• Calculate 7n/8 without using division and multiplication operators
• Count total bits in a number
• Find most significant set bit of a number
• Find smallest number n such that n XOR n+1 equals to given k
• Check if a number has two adjacent set bits
• Write an Efficient Method to Check if a Number is Multiple of 3
• Extract ‘k’ bits from a given position in a number
• Print ‘K’th least significant bit of a number
• Check if two numbers are equal without using comparison operators
• Efficiently check whether n is a multiple of 4 or not
• Check whether K-th bit is set or not
• Check if a number is multiple of 9 using bitwise operators
• Compare two integers without using any Comparison operator
• Multiplying a variable with a constant without using multiplication operator
• Check whether a given number is even or odd
• Powers of 2 to required sum
• Set all even bits of a number
• Set all odd bits of a number
• Print numbers having first and last bits as the only set bits
• Check if binary representations of two numbers are anagram
• Multiples of 4 (An Interesting Method)
• Given a set, find XOR of the XOR’s of all subsets.
• Write a function that returns 2 for input 1 and returns 1 for 2
• Subtract two numbers without using arithmetic operators

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