# Add 1 to a given number?

A program to add 1 to a given number increments the value of the variable by 1 . This is general used in counters.

There are 2 methods to increase that can be used to increase a given number by 1 −

1. Simple adding of one to the number and reassigning it to the variable.

2. Using increment operator in the program.

## Method 1 − using reassignment method

This method takes the variable, add 1 to it and then reassigns its value.

## Example Code

Live Demo

#include <stdio.h>
int main(void) {
int n = 12;
printf("The initial value of number n is %d \n", n);
n = n+ 1;
printf("The value after adding 1 to the number n is %d", n);
return 0;
}

## Output

The initial value of number n is 12
The value after adding 1 to the number n is 13

## Method 2 − Using the increment operator

This method uses the increment operator to add 1 to the given number. This is a shorthand trick to add 1 to a number.

## Example Code

Live Demo

#include <stdio.h>
int main(void) {
int n = 12;
printf("The initial value of number n is %d \n", n);
n++;
printf("The value after adding 1 to the number n is %d", n);
return 0;
}

## Output

The initial value of number n is 12
The value after adding 1 to the number n is 13
Published on 15-Jul-2019 15:30:30