Basically Im reversing number and checking if they match or not. Even though number matches I am not getting the output

Question

#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
int main()
{
    int i,a,b,c=0,n=4;
    scanf("%d",&i);
    while(i>0)
    {
        a=i%10;
        b=a*(pow(10,n));
        c=c+b;
        i=i/10;
        n=n-1;
    }
   if(c==i)
   {
       printf("%d\n",c);
       printf("Numbers are identical");
   }
       else
       {
           printf("%d\n",c);
        printf("Numbers are not identical");
       }
    return 0;
}

Answer 1

You read the original number into the variable i, which you keep modifying later in the code until it actually reaches the value 0. So later on when you compare the i to c, you actually compare 0 to c and not the original input from the user.

Furthermore, your code only works for exactly 5 digit long non-negative integral numbers and 0.

Below is a solution for any int input:

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    // Read a number from the user
    int number;
    printf("Please, enter a number: ");
    scanf("%d", &number);

    // Reverse the order of digits
    int reversedNumber = 0;
    for (int tmp = number; tmp > 0; tmp /= 10)
    {
        reversedNumber *= 10;
        reversedNumber += tmp % 10;
    }

    // Print the result
    if (number == reversedNumber)
        printf("The number reads the same backward.\n");
    else
        printf("The number does not read the same backward.\n");

    return 0;
}