diff --git a/Brian Kernighans Algortihm.c++ b/Brian Kernighans Algortihm.c++
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+#include <bits/stdc++.h>
+
+int count_set_bits(unsigned int n) {
+  int count = 0;
+  while(n) {
+    count++;
+    n = n & (n-1);
+  }
+  
+  return count;
+}
+
+void binary(unsigned int n)
+{
+    if(n > 0)
+    {
+        binary(n/2);
+        cout<<n%2<<endl;
+    }
+}
+
+void main()
+{
+    unsigned int num, result;
+
+   cout<<"Enter an integer";
+    cin>>num;
+  cout<<"Binary of"<<num<<endl;
+    binary(num);
+    
+    result = count_set_bits(num);
+    
+   cout<<"Number of set bits in"<<num<<"is"<<res;
+   return 0;
+}
+