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A positive integer N is K-sparse if there are at least K 0s between any two consecutive 1s in its binary representation.
So, the number 1010101 is 1-sparse whereas 101101 is not.
Your task is to find the next 1-sparse number for the given input number. For example, if the input is 12 (0b1100) output should be 16 (0b10000) and if the input is 18 (0b10010) output should be 20 (0b10100).
Smallest program or function (in bytes) wins! Standard loopholes disallowed.
“next” as in “next highest” or as in “with least absolute difference” ? – FUZxxl – 2015-04-02T12:17:29.773
"next" as in "next highest". – articuno – 2015-04-02T12:21:43.890
What range of input needs to be handled? – mbomb007 – 2015-04-02T19:38:45.627
I'm going to assume negative numbers don't need to be. – mbomb007 – 2015-04-02T19:53:50.373
@articuno Can we create a function, or does it have to be a full program? Functions are pretty standard. – mbomb007 – 2015-04-03T02:35:41.833
@mbomb007 you can use standard functions – articuno – 2015-04-03T02:46:30.127