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The document provides a Java program that calculates the sum of natural numbers using recursion. It explains how the program works by recursively adding numbers until reaching zero, demonstrating the concept of recursion in Java methods. The example shows that for an input of 20, the output is a sum of 210.

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The document provides a Java program that calculates the sum of natural numbers using recursion. It explains how the program works by recursively adding numbers until reaching zero, demonstrating the concept of recursion in Java methods. The example shows that for an input of 20, the output is a sum of 210.

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Java Program to Find the Sum of

Natural Numbers using Recursion


To understand this example, you should have the knowledge of the following Java
programming topics:

Java Methods

Java Recursion

The positive numbers 1, 2, 3... are known as natural numbers. The program below
takes a positive integer from the user and calculates the sum up to the given number.

You can find the sum of natural numbers using loop as well. However, you will learn to
solve this problem using recursion here.

Example: Sum of Natural Numbers Using Recursion

public class AddNumbers {

public static void main(String[] args) {


int number = 20;
int sum = addNumbers(number);
System.out.println("Sum = " + sum);
}

public static int addNumbers(int num) {


if (num != 0)
return num + addNumbers(num - 1);
else
return num;
}
}

Output

Sum = 210

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The number whose sum is to be found is stored in a variable number .

Initially, the addNumbers() is called from the main() function with 20 passed as an
argument.

The number (20) is added to the result of addNumbers(19) .

In the next function call from addNumbers() to addNumbers() , 19 is passed which is


added to the result of addNumbers(18) . This process continues until num is equal to 0.

When num is equal to 0, there is no recursive call and this returns the sum of integers
to the main() function.

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