#Given a number "n",count the number of set bits in it. #Algorithm: Brian Kernighan's method(set count=0 ,while n>0 set n:=n&(n-1) and increment count, return count) #Time-complexity:O(logn) def count_set_bits(num) count=0 while num>0 num&=(num-1) count+=1 end return count end