feat: add rightmost_set_bit function #975
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Description
Adds
rightmost_set_bitfunction that finds the 1-based position of the rightmost (least significant) set bit in a positive integer.Algorithm
Uses
n & -nto isolate the rightmost set bit, thentrailing_zeros() + 1for position.Example: For
n = 18(binary:10010):n & -n = 2(binary:10)trailing_zeros(2) = 1position = 1 + 1 = 2✓Features
Examples
Testing
All tests pass including:
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