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^GMP FunctionsLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

gmp_popcount

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

gmp_popcount — Population count

Description

function gmp_popcount(GMP|int|string $num): int

Get the population count.

Parameters

num

A GMP object, an int, or a string that can be interpreted as a number following the same logic as if the string was used in gmp_init() with automatic base detection (i.e. when base is equal to 0).

Return Values

The population count of num, as an int.

Examples

Example #1 gmp_popcount() example

<?php
$pop1 = gmp_init("10000101", 2); // 3 1's
echo gmp_popcount($pop1) . "\n";
$pop2 = gmp_init("11111110", 2); // 7 1's
echo gmp_popcount($pop2) . "\n";
?>

The above example will output:

3
7


<gmp_perfect_squaregmp_pow>
^GMP FunctionsLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026