Add generic root of a number [Hacktoberfest] TheAlgorithms#2533 (TheAlgorithms#2534)

kushsharma1001 · web-flow · commit e85127ed5b10 · 2021-10-08T19:05:43.000+03:00
diff --git a/Maths/GenericRoot.java b/Maths/GenericRoot.java
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+/*
+ * Algorithm explanation: https://technotip.com/6774/c-program-to-find-generic-root-of-a-number/#:~:text=Generic%20Root%3A%20of%20a%20number,get%20a%20single%2Ddigit%20output.&text=For%20Example%3A%20If%20user%20input,%2B%204%20%2B%205%20%3D%2015.
+ */
+public class GenericRoot {
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		int number1 = 1234;
+		int number2 = 12345;
+		int result1 = genericRoot(number1);
+		int result2 = genericRoot(number2);
+		System.out.println("Generic root of " + number1 + " is: " + result1);
+		System.out.println("Generic root of " + number2 + " is: " + result2);
+	}
+
+	private static int genericRoot(int n) {
+		int root = 0;
+		while (n > 0 || root > 9) {
+			if (n == 0) {
+				n = root;
+				root = 0;
+			}
+			root += n % 10;
+			n /= 10;
+		}
+		return root;
+	}
+}
