code.cpp

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#include <iostream>

int setBits(uint32_t N) {
    int count = 0;
    while (N) {
        N &= (N - 1);
        ++count;
    }
    return count;
}

int main() {
    uint32_t N = 29; // Example input (binary representation: 11101)
    std::cout << "Number of set bits in " << N << " is " << setBits(N) << std::endl;
    return 0;
}