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Program to print the given number pattern
5
45
345
2345
12345

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Write a C program to print the given number pattern using for loop. How to print the given triangular number pattern using for loop in C programming. Logic to print the given number pattern using for loop in C program.

Program Code

/**
 * C program to print number pattern
 */

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    int i, j, N;

    printf("Enter N: ");
    scanf("%d", &N);

    for(i=N; i>=1; i--)
    {
        // Logic to print numbers
        for(j=i; j<=N; j++)
        {
            printf("%d", j);
        }

        printf("\n");
    }

    return 0;
}

Output

Enter N: 5
5
45
345
2345
12345

Explanation

Logic to print the given number pattern

 

5
45
345
2345
12345

 

In the above pattern there are N rows (where N is the total number of rows to be printed). As you know that to iterate N times, you can either go from 1-N or from N-1. Here in our case we will iterate though rows from N-1, since the pattern printed is in descending order. Each row contains exactly N - i + 1columns (where i is the current row number).
Step-by-step descriptive logic:

  1. To iterate through rows, run an outer loop from N to 1 in decreasing order.
  2. To print columns, run an inner loop from i to N (where i is the current row number). Inside this loop print the value of j (where j is the current column number).

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