package com.thealgorithms.maths; /** * This class checks whether a given number is an Armstrong number or not. * An Armstrong number is a number that is equal to the sum of its own digits, * each raised to the power of the number of digits. * * For example, 370 is an Armstrong number because 3^3 + 7^3 + 0^3 = 370. * 1634 is an Armstrong number because 1^4 + 6^4 + 3^4 + 4^4 = 1634. * An Armstrong number is often called a Narcissistic number. * * @author satyabarghav * @modifier rahul katteda - (13/01/2025) - [updated the logic for getting total number of digits] */ public class Armstrong { /** * Checks whether a given number is an Armstrong number or not. * * @param number the number to check * @return {@code true} if the given number is an Armstrong number, {@code false} otherwise */ public boolean isArmstrong(int number) { if (number < 0) { return false; // Negative numbers cannot be Armstrong numbers } long sum = 0; int totalDigits = (int) Math.log10(number) + 1; // get the length of the number (number of digits) long originalNumber = number; while (originalNumber > 0) { long digit = originalNumber % 10; sum += (long) Math.pow(digit, totalDigits); // The digit raised to the power of total number of digits and added to the sum. originalNumber /= 10; } return sum == number; } }