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 < 16; i++) {
        // If bit i is set, place it in the result at the next position
        if ((reg >> 2*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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