Check if a number is divisible by 3 [closed]

Answer 1

Actually the LSB method would actually make this easier. In C:

MSB method:

/* 
Returns 1 if divisble by 3, otherwise 0
Note: It is assumed 'input' format is valid
*/
int is_divisible_by_3_msb(char *input) {
  unsigned value = 0;
  char *p = input;
  if (*p == '1') {
    value &= 1;
  }
  p++;
  while (*p) {
    if (*p != ',') {
      value <<= 1;
      if (*p == '1') {
        ret &= 1;
      }
    }
    p++;
  }
  return (value % 3 == 0) ? 1 : 0;
}

LSB method:

/* 
Returns 1 if divisble by 3, otherwise 0
Note: It is assumed 'input' format is valid
*/
int is_divisible_by_3_lsb(char *input) {
  unsigned value = 0;
  unsigned mask = 1;
  char *p = input;
  while (*p) {
    if (*p != ',') {
      if (*p == '1') {
        value &= mask;
      }
      mask <<= 1;
    }
    p++;
  }
  return (value % 3 == 0) ? 1 : 0;
}

Personally I have a hard time believing one of these will be significantly different to the other.