{"id":10723,"date":"2022-11-24T05:55:13","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T05:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prepbytes.com\/blog\/?p=10723"},"modified":"2023-05-16T12:28:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T12:28:34","slug":"java-program-to-reverse-a-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/java-program-to-reverse-a-number\/","title":{"rendered":"Java Program to Reverse a Number"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prepbytes-misc-images.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/assets\/1669267965922-Java%20Program%20to%20Reverse%20a%20Number.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Reversing a number means swapping the digits. For instance, if the input is 98634, the output will be 43689, as shown below.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prepbytes-misc-images.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/assets\/1669267965998-Java%20Program%20to%20Reverse%20a%20Number%201.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this article, we will learn to reverse a number in Java. We will understand how to reverse a number in Java, and we will write the program to reverse a number in Java.<\/p>\n<h2>Approach 1: Reverse a Number in Java using While-Loop<\/h2>\n<p>In order to reverse a number in Java, we will follow the following algorithm.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Initialize the variable reverse = 0.<\/li>\n<li>Take the modulus of the number by 10. This will be stored in the variable rem i.e. remainder.<\/li>\n<li>Now, do rev = rev * 10 + rem.<\/li>\n<li>Divide the number by 10.<\/li>\n<li>Repeat the steps from 2 to 4 till the number becomes 0.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>So, let us take example 98634 as shown below.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prepbytes-misc-images.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/assets\/1669267965998-Java%20Program%20to%20Reverse%20a%20Number%202.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So, in the first step, we have rev = 4, and the number is reduced to 9863. Now, let us divide the number by 10 again.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prepbytes-misc-images.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/assets\/1669267966008-Java%20Program%20to%20Reverse%20a%20Number%203.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So, in the second step, we have rev = 43, and the number is reduced to 986. Now, let us divide the number by 10 again.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prepbytes-misc-images.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/assets\/1669267966008-Java%20Program%20to%20Reverse%20a%20Number%204.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So, in the third step, we have rev = 436, and the number is reduced to 98. Now, let us divide the number by 10 again.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prepbytes-misc-images.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/assets\/1669267966008-Java%20Program%20to%20Reverse%20a%20Number%205.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So, in the fourth step, we have rev = 4368, and the number is reduced to 9. Now, let us divide the number by 10 again.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prepbytes-misc-images.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/assets\/1669267966009-Java%20Program%20to%20Reverse%20a%20Number%206.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So, in the fourth step, we have rev = 43689, and the number is reduced to 0. Since the number has now become 0, we will stop the division.<\/p>\n<p>Now that we have understood the procedure, let us write a program to reverse a number in java.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t#tab_container_10721 {\r\n\toverflow:hidden;\r\n\tdisplay:block;\r\n\twidth:100%;\r\n\tborder:0px solid #ddd;\r\n\tmargin-bottom:30px;\r\n\t}\r\n\r\n#tab_container_10721 .tab-content{\r\n\tpadding:20px;\r\n\tborder: 1px solid #e6e6e6 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px;\r\n\tbackground-color:#ffffff !important;\r\n\tcolor: #000000 !important;\r\n\tfont-size:16px !important;\r\n\tfont-family: Open Sans !important;\r\n\t\r\n\t\tborder: 1px solid #e6e6e6 !important;\r\n\t}\r\n#tab_container_10721 .wpsm_nav-tabs {\r\n    border-bottom: 0px solid #ddd;\r\n}\r\n#tab_container_10721 .wpsm_nav-tabs > li.active > a, #tab_container_10721 .wpsm_nav-tabs > li.active > a:hover, #tab_container_10721 .wpsm_nav-tabs > li.active > a:focus {\r\n\tcolor: #000000 !important;\r\n\tcursor: default;\r\n\tbackground-color: #ffffff !important;\r\n\tborder: 1px solid #e6e6e6 !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#tab_container_10721 .wpsm_nav-tabs > li > a {\r\n    margin-right: 0px !important; 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This is because the while loop iterates the same number of times as the digits in the input number and i.e. log10N.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Space Complexity of Reverse a Number in Java :<\/strong> Since we have not used any extra data structures or extra space, the space complexity is O(1).<\/p>\n<p>So, this is how we can reverse a number in Java using a while loop. Now, we know that something that can be done using a loop can also be done using recursion. So, let us now look at the recursive solution to reverse a number in Java.<\/p>\n<h2>Approach 2 &#8211; Reverse a Number in Java using Recursion<\/h2>\n<p>In recursion, we will keep a static variable rev outside the recursive function and apply the recursive call as shown below.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prepbytes-misc-images.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/assets\/1669267966009-Java%20Program%20to%20Reverse%20a%20Number%207.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now that we have understood the procedure, let us write a program to reverse a number in java.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t#tab_container_10722 {\r\n\toverflow:hidden;\r\n\tdisplay:block;\r\n\twidth:100%;\r\n\tborder:0px solid #ddd;\r\n\tmargin-bottom:30px;\r\n\t}\r\n\r\n#tab_container_10722 .tab-content{\r\n\tpadding:20px;\r\n\tborder: 1px solid #e6e6e6 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px;\r\n\tbackground-color:#ffffff !important;\r\n\tcolor: #000000 !important;\r\n\tfont-size:16px !important;\r\n\tfont-family: Open Sans !important;\r\n\t\r\n\t\tborder: 1px solid #e6e6e6 !important;\r\n\t}\r\n#tab_container_10722 .wpsm_nav-tabs {\r\n    border-bottom: 0px solid #ddd;\r\n}\r\n#tab_container_10722 .wpsm_nav-tabs > li.active > a, #tab_container_10722 .wpsm_nav-tabs > li.active > a:hover, #tab_container_10722 .wpsm_nav-tabs > li.active > a:focus {\r\n\tcolor: #000000 !important;\r\n\tcursor: default;\r\n\tbackground-color: #ffffff !important;\r\n\tborder: 1px solid #e6e6e6 !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#tab_container_10722 .wpsm_nav-tabs > li > a {\r\n    margin-right: 0px !important; 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However, the recursion space is O(log10N) because the height of the recursion tree will be O(log10N).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><br \/>\nTo summarize, this article discussed various methods for reversing a number in Java. The first method used a while-loop to extract each digit of the number using modulus and then add it to the reverse variable by multiplying it by 10. The number was divided by ten until it reached zero. The second approach investigated a recursive solution, which made use of a static variable to keep track of the reversed number. Both approaches have a time complexity of O(log10N), where N is the input number, and a space complexity of O(1) for the iterative approach and O(log10N) for the recursive approach. Understanding these techniques allows one to effectively reverse a number in Java, depending on the needs of their program.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1. 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