Programming Example
Program to calculate the sum of first n natural numbers using while loop
Program to calculate the sum of first n natural numbers using while loop
// Program to calculate the sum of first n natural numbers
// Positive integers 1,2,3...n are known as natural numbers
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int num, count, sum = 0;
printf("Enter a positive integer: ");
scanf("%d", &num);
count = 1;
while(count <= num)
{
sum += count;
++count;
}
printf("Sum = %d \n", sum);
return 0;
}Enter a positive integer: 10
Sum = 55
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