Java exercises - Exercises with Solutions

Dr. Dhai eddine SALHI

Exercise 1: Find the largest number

Write a Java program that asks the user to input two numbers, then displays
the largest of the two. Use an if-else structure to compare the two numbers.
Solution:
import java . util . Scanner ;

public class LargestNumber {

public static void main ( String [] args ) {
Scanner input = new Scanner ( System . in ) ;
System . out . println ( " Enter the first number : " ) ;
int num1 = input . nextInt () ;
System . out . println ( " Enter the second number : " ) ;
int num2 = input . nextInt () ;

if ( num1 > num2 ) {

System . out . println ( " The largest number is : " + num1 ) ;
} else {
System . out . println ( " The largest number is : " + num2 ) ;
}
}
}

Exercise 2: Check if a number is even or odd

Ask the user to input a number, then use an if-else statement to check if the
number is even or odd and display a corresponding message.
Solution:
import java . util . Scanner ;

public class EvenOdd {

public static void main ( String [] args ) {
Scanner input = new Scanner ( System . in ) ;
System . out . println ( " Enter a number : " ) ;
int num = input . nextInt () ;

if ( num % 2 == 0) {
System . out . println ( num + " is an even number . " ) ;
} else {
System . out . println ( num + " is an odd number . " ) ;
}

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 }
}

Exercise 3: Sum of the first N numbers

Write a Java program that asks the user to input a positive integer N, then
calculates and displays the sum of the first N numbers using a for loop.
Solution:
import java . util . Scanner ;

public class SumOfNumbers {

public static void main ( String [] args ) {
Scanner input = new Scanner ( System . in ) ;
System . out . println ( " Enter a number : " ) ;
int N = input . nextInt () ;
int sum = 0;

for ( int i = 1; i <= N ; i ++) {

sum += i ;
}

System . out . println ( " The sum of the first " + N + " numbers
is : " + sum ) ;
}
}

Exercise 4: Calculate factorial

Ask the user to input a positive integer and use a for loop to calculate and
display the factorial of that number.
Solution:
import java . util . Scanner ;

public class Factorial {

public static void main ( String [] args ) {
Scanner input = new Scanner ( System . in ) ;
System . out . println ( " Enter a number : " ) ;
int num = input . nextInt () ;
int fact = 1;

for ( int i = 1; i <= num ; i ++) {

fact *= i ;
}

System . out . println ( " The factorial of " + num + " is : " +
fact ) ;
}
}

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Exercise 5: Multiplication table
Write a program that asks the user to input an integer, then displays the mul-
tiplication table of that number up to 10 using a for loop.
Solution:
import java . util . Scanner ;

public class M u l t i p l i c a t i o n T a b l e {
public static void main ( String [] args ) {
Scanner input = new Scanner ( System . in ) ;
System . out . println ( " Enter a number : " ) ;
int num = input . nextInt () ;

for ( int i = 1; i <= 10; i ++) {

System . out . println ( num + " * " + i + " = " + ( num * i ) )
;
}
}
}

Exercise 6: Find the multiples of a number

Ask the user to input two numbers, then use a for loop to display all the
multiples of the first number that are less than the second number.
Solution:
import java . util . Scanner ;

public class Multiples {

public static void main ( String [] args ) {
Scanner input = new Scanner ( System . in ) ;
System . out . println ( " Enter the number : " ) ;
int num = input . nextInt () ;
System . out . println ( " Enter the limit : " ) ;
int limit = input . nextInt () ;

for ( int i = num ; i < limit ; i += num ) {

System . out . println ( i ) ;
}
}
}

Exercise 7: Count positive and negative numbers

Ask the user to input a series of 10 integers. Use a for loop to count how many
of these numbers are positive and how many are negative.
Solution:
import java . util . Scanner ;

public class CountPosNeg {

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 public static void main ( String [] args ) {
Scanner input = new Scanner ( System . in ) ;
int positiveCount = 0;
int negativeCount = 0;

System . out . println ( " Enter 10 numbers : " ) ;

for ( int i = 1; i <= 10; i ++) {
int num = input . nextInt () ;
if ( num > 0) {
positiveCount ++;
} else if ( num < 0) {
negativeCount ++;
}
}

System . out . println ( " Positive numbers : " + positiveCount ) ;

System . out . println ( " Negative numbers : " + negativeCount ) ;
}
}

Exercise 9: Calculate average

Write a program that asks the user to input 5 grades, then calculates and
displays the average.
Solution:
import java . util . Scanner ;

public class C a l c u l a t e A v e r a g e {
public static void main ( String [] args ) {
Scanner input = new Scanner ( System . in ) ;
int total = 0;

System . out . println ( " Enter 5 grades : " ) ;

for ( int i = 0; i < 5; i ++) {
int grade = input . nextInt () ;
total += grade ;
}

double average = total / 5.0;

System . out . println ( " The average is : " + average ) ;
}
}

Exercise 10: Prime number check

Ask the user to input an integer. Use a for loop and an if-else statement to
check if this number is prime.
Solution:
import java . util . Scanner ;

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public class PrimeCheck {
public static void main ( String [] args ) {
Scanner input = new Scanner ( System . in ) ;
System . out . println ( " Enter a number : " ) ;
int num = input . nextInt () ;
boolean isPrime = true ;

if ( num <= 1) {
isPrime = false ;
} else {
for ( int i = 2; i <= num / 2; i ++) {
if ( num % i == 0) {
isPrime = false ;
break ;
}
}
}

if ( isPrime ) {
System . out . println ( num + " is a prime number . " ) ;
} else {
System . out . println ( num + " is not a prime number . " ) ;
}
}
}

Exercise 11: Perfect number check

A perfect number is a number equal to the sum of its proper divisors. Ask the
user to input a number and check if it is perfect.
Solution:
import java . util . Scanner ;

public class PerfectNumber {

public static void main ( String [] args ) {
Scanner input = new Scanner ( System . in ) ;
System . out . println ( " Enter a number : " ) ;
int num = input . nextInt () ;
int sum = 0;

for ( int i = 1; i < num ; i ++) {

if ( num % i == 0) {
sum += i ;
}
}

if ( sum == num ) {
System . out . println ( num + " is a perfect number . " ) ;
} else {
System . out . println ( num + " is not a perfect number . " ) ;
}
}
}

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Exercise 12: Print a triangle of stars
Use a for loop to display a triangle of stars where the height is defined by the
user.
Solution:
import java . util . Scanner ;

public class StarTriangle {

public static void main ( String [] args ) {
Scanner input = new Scanner ( System . in ) ;
System . out . println ( " Enter the height of the triangle : " ) ;
int height = input . nextInt () ;

for ( int i = 1; i <= height ; i ++) {

for ( int j = 1; j <= i ; j ++) {
System . out . print ( " * " ) ;
}
System . out . println () ;
}
}
}

Exercise 13: Calculate powers

Write a program that asks the user to input a base and an exponent, then
calculates the power using a for loop.
Solution:
import java . util . Scanner ;

public class P ow er Ca l cu la to r {
public static void main ( String [] args ) {
Scanner input = new Scanner ( System . in ) ;
System . out . println ( " Enter the base : " ) ;
int base = input . nextInt () ;
System . out . println ( " Enter the exponent : " ) ;
int exp = input . nextInt () ;
int result = 1;

for ( int i = 1; i <= exp ; i ++) {

result *= base ;
}

System . out . println ( base + " to the power of " + exp + " is :
" + result ) ;
}
}

Exercise 14: Salary with bonus

Ask the user to input an employee’s salary and the number of years of service.
If the employee has more than 5 years of service, they receive a 5% bonus.

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 Solution:
import java . util . Scanner ;

public class SalaryBonus {

public static void main ( String [] args ) {
Scanner input = new Scanner ( System . in ) ;
System . out . println ( " Enter the employee ’s salary : " ) ;
double salary = input . nextDouble () ;
System . out . println ( " Enter the number of years of service : " )
;
int years = input . nextInt () ;

if ( years > 5) {
salary += salary * 0.05;
}

System . out . println ( " The final salary with bonus is : " +
salary ) ;
}
}

Exercise 20: Count words in a sentence

Ask the user to input a sentence, then use a loop to count how many words the
sentence contains.
Solution:
import java . util . Scanner ;

public class WordCounter {

public static void main ( String [] args ) {
Scanner input = new Scanner ( System . in ) ;
System . out . println ( " Enter a sentence : " ) ;
String sentence = input . nextLine () ;

String [] words = sentence . split ( " \\ s + " ) ;

System . out . println ( " Number of words : " + words . length ) ;
}
}