Task

Validate the check digit of an ISBN-13 code:

   Multiply every other digit by  3.
   Add these numbers and the other digits.
   Take the remainder of this number after division by  10.
   If it is  0,   the ISBN-13 check digit is correct.


Use the following codes for testing:

   978-1734314502       (good)
   978-1734314509         (bad)
   978-1788399081       (good)
   978-1788399083         (bad)


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See also

   for details:   13-digit ISBN method of validation.       (installs cookies.)


#include <stdio.h>
 
int check_isbn13(const char *isbn) {
    int ch = *isbn, count = 0, sum = 0;
    /* check isbn contains 13 digits and calculate weighted sum */
    for ( ; ch != 0; ch = *++isbn, ++count) {
        /* skip hyphens or spaces */
        if (ch == ' ' || ch == '-') {
            --count;
            continue;
        }
        if (ch < '0' || ch > '9') {
            return 0;
        }
        if (count & 1) {
            sum += 3 * (ch - '0');
        } else {
            sum += ch - '0';
        }
    }
    if (count != 13) return 0;
    return !(sum%10);
}
 
int main() {
    int i;
    const char* isbns[] = {"978-1734314502", "978-1734314509", "978-1788399081", "978-1788399083"};
    for (i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
        printf("%s: %s\n", isbns[i], check_isbn13(isbns[i]) ? "good" : "bad");
    }
    return 0;
}