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

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

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