text: Subtract two numbers without using arithmetic operators | PHP Program to subtract two Number without using arithmetic operator ; Iterate till there is no carry ; borrow contains common set bits of y and unset bits of x ; Subtraction of bits of x and y where at least one of the bits is not set ; Borrow is shifted by one so that subtracting it from x gives the required sum ; Driver Code
code: < ? php function subtract ( $ x , $ y ) { while ( $ y != 0 ) { $ borrow = ( ~ $ x ) & $ y ; $ x = $ x ^ $ y ; $ y = $ borrow << 1 ; } return $ x ; } $ x = 29 ; $ y = 13 ; echo " x ▁ - ▁ y ▁ is ▁ " , subtract ( $ x , $ y ) ; ? >