Extract Even Bits Only from 32-bit Register

Code

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdint.h>

uint32_t extract_even_bits(uint32_t reg) {
    // Your code here
    uint32_t res = 0;
    int out_pos = 0;

    for (int i = 0; i < 32; i+=2){
        if ((reg >> i) & 1){
            res |= (1U << out_pos);
        }
        ++out_pos;
    }
    return res;
}

int main() {
    uint32_t reg;
    scanf("%u", &reg);
    printf("%u", extract_even_bits(reg));
    return 0;
}

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