How to round an integer up to the nearest multiple of 'multiple' in C++

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#include <iostream>

/*
    roundUp(n, multiple)
    --------------------
    Rounds the integer n *up* to the nearest multiple of `multiple`.

    Mathematically:
        result = ceil(n / multiple) * multiple

    We use integer arithmetic for efficiency:
        (n + multiple - 1) / multiple  → smallest integer ≥ n/m
*/

int roundUp(int n, int multiple) {
    if (multiple <= 0) {
        // Defensive programming: avoid undefined behavior.
        // In real-world code, you'd throw or handle this differently.
        return n;
    }

    // Efficient integer rounding up:
    return ((n + multiple - 1) / multiple) * multiple;
}

int main() {
    std::cout << "roundUp(53, 20)  = " << roundUp(53, 20)  << "\n";
    std::cout << "roundUp(68, 30)  = " << roundUp(68, 30)  << "\n";
    std::cout << "roundUp(7, 100)  = " << roundUp(7, 100)  << "\n";
    std::cout << "roundUp(119, 100) = " << roundUp(119, 100) << "\n";
    std::cout << "roundUp(781, 100) = " << roundUp(781, 100) << "\n";
    std::cout << "roundUp(1026, 100) = " << roundUp(1026, 100) << "\n";
    std::cout << "roundUp(11689, 1000) = " << roundUp(11689, 1000) << "\n";
}


/*
run:

roundUp(53, 20)  = 60
roundUp(68, 30)  = 90
roundUp(7, 100)  = 100
roundUp(119, 100) = 200
roundUp(781, 100) = 800
roundUp(1026, 100) = 1100
roundUp(11689, 100) = 12000

*/

 



answered Jul 21 by avibootz
edited Jul 21 by avibootz

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