How to check if a number is a power of 2

Question

Today I needed a simple algorithm for checking if a number is a power of 2.

The algorithm needs to be:

1. Simple
2. Correct for any ulong

Answer 1

This is another method to do it as well

package javacore;

import java.util.Scanner;

public class Main_exercise5 {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Local Declaration
        boolean ispoweroftwo = false;
        int n;
        Scanner input = new Scanner (System.in);
        System.out.println("Enter a number");
        n = input.nextInt();
        ispoweroftwo = checkNumber(n);
        System.out.println(ispoweroftwo);
    }
    
    public static boolean checkNumber(int n) {
        // Function declaration
        boolean ispoweroftwo= false;
        // if not divisible by 2, means isnotpoweroftwo
        if(n%2!=0){
            ispoweroftwo=false;
            return ispoweroftwo;
        }
        else {
            for(int power=1; power>0; power=power<<1) {
                if (power==n) {
                    return true;
                }
                else if (power>n) {
                    return false;
                }
            }
        }
        return ispoweroftwo;
    }
}