Sum of N elements in C using Pointer

Write a C program to find the sum of N numbers/elements entered by the user using dynamic memory allocation i.e. pointer. In the first method, we will use malloc() and free(). In the second method, we will use calloc() and free().

C Program to Find the Sum of N elements entered by the user using malloc() and free() – Pointer

#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
int main()
{
  int num, i, *ptr, sum=0;

  printf("Enter total number of elements(1 to 100): ");
  scanf("%d", &num);

  // memory allocated using malloc()
  ptr= (int*) malloc (num*sizeof(int));

  if(ptr==NULL)
  {
    printf("Memory not allocated.");
    return EXIT_FAILURE;
  }

  printf("Enter elements :\n");

  for(i=0;i<num;i++)
  {
     scanf("%d",ptr+i);
     sum += *(ptr+i);
  }

  printf("Sum= %d",sum);
  free(ptr);

  return 0;
}

Output:-

Enter total number of elements(1 to 100): 3
Enter elements :
10
20
30
Sum = 60

Using calloc() and free()

#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
int main()
{
   int num, i, *ptr, sum=0;

   printf("Enter total number of elements(1 to 100): ");
   scanf("%d",&num);

   // memory allocated using malloc()
   ptr= (int*) calloc (num, sizeof(int));

   if(ptr==NULL)
   {
      printf("Memory not allocated.");
      return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }

   printf("Enter elements :\n");

   for(i=0;i<num;i++)
   {
      scanf("%d",ptr+i);
      sum += *(ptr+i);
   }

   printf("Sum= %d",sum);
   free(ptr);

   return 0;
}

Output:-

Enter total number of elements(1 to 100): 4
Enter elements :
1
20
3
5
Sum = 29

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