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Find a number M < N such that difference between their XOR and AND is maximum | Function to return M < N such that N ^ M - N & M is maximum.
Initialize variables.
Iterate for all values < N.
Find the difference between Bitwise XOR and AND.
Check if new difference is greater than previous maximum.
Update variables.
Return the answer.
Driver Code.
Given number N.
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How can the above be solved in Python?
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#Here is code to find a number M < N such that difference between their XOR and AND is maximum and the other steps required.
 def getMaxDifference ( N ) :
	M = - 1 ;
	maxDiff = 0 ;
	for i in range ( N ) :
		diff = ( N ^ i ) - ( N & i ) ;
		if ( diff >= maxDiff ) :
			maxDiff = diff ;
			M = i ;
	return M ;
if __name__ == ' _ _ main _ _ ' :
	N = 6 ;
	print ( getMaxDifference ( N ) ) ;