JavaScript: Test if a number is a power of 2

JavaScript Math: Exercise-13 with Solution

Check Power of 2

Write a JavaScript function to test if a number is a power of 2.

Test Data:
console.log(power_of_2(16));
console.log(power_of_2(18));
console.log(power_of_2(256));
Output:
true
false
true

Visual Presentation:

Sample Solution-1:

JavaScript Code:

// Define a constant named power_of_2 using arrow function syntax that checks if a number is a power of 2.
const power_of_2 = n => !!n && (n & (n - 1)) == 0;

// Output the result of checking if 16 is a power of 2 to the console.
console.log(power_of_2(16));
// Output the result of checking if 18 is a power of 2 to the console.
console.log(power_of_2(18));
// Output the result of checking if 256 is a power of 2 to the console.
console.log(power_of_2(256));

Output:

true
false
true

Flowchart:

Sample Solution-2:

JavaScript Code:

const power_of_2 = n => !!n && (n & (n - 1)) == 0;
console.log(power_of_2(16));
console.log(power_of_2(18));
console.log(power_of_2(256)); 

Sample Output:

true
false
true

Live Demo:

See the Pen javascript-math-exercise-13 by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.

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