Java: Accepts two integer values from the user and return the larger values

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Largest or Smallest Value

Write a Java program that accepts two integer values from the user and returns the largest value. However if the two values are the same, return 0 and find the smallest value if the two values have the same remainder when divided by 6.
Test Data:
Input the first number : 12
Input the second number: 13
Result: 13
Input the first number : 12
Input the second number: 12
Result: 0
Input the first number : 6
Input the second number: 18
Result: 6

Sample Solution:

Java Code:

import java.util.*;

public class Exercise63 {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Create a Scanner object for user input
        Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);

        // Prompt the user to input the first number
        System.out.print("Input the first number : ");
        int a = in.nextInt();  // Read and store the first number
        
        // Prompt the user to input the second number
        System.out.print("Input the second number: ");
        int b = in.nextInt();  // Read and store the second number

        // Call the result method with the two numbers and print the result
        System.out.println("Result: " + result(a, b));
    }

    // Define a method to calculate the result based on two input numbers
    public static int result(int x, int y) {
        // Check if the two numbers are equal
        if (x == y) {
            return 0;
        }
        
        // Check if the remainder when divided by 6 is the same for both numbers
        if (x % 6 == y % 6) {
            // If the remainder is the same, return the smaller number
            return (x < y) ? x : y;
        }
        
        // If the remainders are different, return the larger number
        return (x > y) ? x : y;
    }
}

Sample Output:

Input the first number : 12                                            
Input the second number: 13                                            
Result: 13

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Java exercises: Accepts two integer values from the user and return the larger values