Keep Only the Highest Set Bit

Code

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

// Complete the function
uint16_t highest_set_bit(uint16_t reg) {
    // Your logic here
    int max_bit;
    for (int i = 0; i < 16; i++)
    {
        if (reg & (1 << i))
            max_bit = i;
    }

    for (int j = max_bit - 1; j >= 0; j--)
        reg &= ~(1 << j);
    
    return reg;
}

int main() {
    uint16_t reg;
    scanf("%hu", &reg);

    uint16_t result = highest_set_bit(reg);
    printf("%hu", result);
    return 0;
}

Solving Approach