diff --git "a/Brian_Kernighan\342\200\231s_Algorithm.cpp" "b/Brian_Kernighan\342\200\231s_Algorithm.cpp"
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+#include<bits/stdc++.h>
+using namespace std;
+int main()
+{
+    int n;
+    cin>>n;
+    int count = 0; // initializing count to 0
+    while(n) // run a loop till n is not equal to zero
+    {
+        n = n&(n-1);
+        count++;
+    }
+    cout<<count<<"\n";
+    return 0;
+}