diff --git a/armstrong number in c b/armstrong number in c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+int main() {
+    int num, originalNum, remainder, result = 0;
+    printf("Enter a three-digit integer: ");
+    scanf("%d", &num);
+    originalNum = num;
+
+    while (originalNum != 0) {
+       // remainder contains the last digit
+        remainder = originalNum % 10;
+        
+       result += remainder * remainder * remainder;
+        
+       // removing last digit from the orignal number
+       originalNum /= 10;
+    }
+
+    if (result == num)
+        printf("%d is an Armstrong number.", num);
+    else
+        printf("%d is not an Armstrong number.", num);
+
+    return 0;
+}