C program to find sum of first n natural number; Through this tutorial, we will learn how to find sum of first n natural in c program using for loop, while loop, function, and recursion.
Using the following mathematical formula to find the sum of n natural numbers in c program; as follows:
Sum of n natural number = n * (n + 1) / 2
Programs find the Sum of First n Natural numbers in C
- C Program to find the Sum of First n Natural numbers using For Loop
- C Program to find the Sum of First n Natural numbers using While Loop
- C Program to find the Sum of First n Natural numbers using Function
- C Program to find the Sum of First n Natural numbers using Recursion
C Program to find the Sum of First n Natural numbers using For Loop
#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
int Number, i, Sum = 0;
printf("\nPlease Enter any Integer Value\n");
scanf("%d", &Number);
for(i = 1; i <= Number; i++)
{
Sum = Sum + i;
}
printf("Sum of Natural Numbers = %d", Sum);
return 0;
}
The output of the above c program; as follows:
Please Enter any Integer Value :- 50 Sum of Natural Numbers = 1275
C Program to find the Sum of First n Natural numbers using While Loop
#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
int Number, i = 1, Sum = 0;
printf("\nPlease Enter any Integer Value :- ");
scanf("%d", &Number);
while(i <= Number)
{
Sum = Sum + i;
i++;
}
printf("Sum of Natural Numbers = %d", Sum);
return 0;
}
The output of the above c program; as follows:
Please Enter any Integer Value :- 100 Sum of Natural Numbers = 5050
C Program to find the Sum of First n Natural numbers using Function
/*
* C program to find sum of n numbers using function
*/
#include<stdio.h>
/*Write sum function that recieves the number
* as an argument up to which you want to sum.
* Return the total sum
*/
int sum(int num){
int i;
int sum =0;
//Loop through from 1 to num e.g.
//if number is 3 so index will start from
// 1 to 3 and sum will be as = 1+2+3 = 6
for(i=1; i<=num; ++i){
sum += i; // Also, this can be written as sum = sum +i;
}
return sum;
}
/*
* Test sum of n numbers
*/
int main(){
int num =0;
int result =0;
printf("Enter number ");
//Read the number up to which you want sum
scanf("%d", &num);
//call sum function that will return sum
result = sum(num);
printf("sum : %d ",result);
return 0;
}
The output of the above c program; as follows:
Enter number 50 sum : 1275
C Program to find the Sum of First n Natural numbers using Recursion
#include <stdio.h>
int addNumbers(int n);
int main() {
int num;
printf("Enter a positive integer: ");
scanf("%d", &num);
printf("Sum = %d", addNumbers(num));
return 0;
}
int addNumbers(int n) {
if (n != 0)
return n + addNumbers(n - 1);
else
return n;
}
The output of the above c program; as follows:
Enter a positive integer: 500 Sum = 125250
