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Why is it asking if I have used the correct formant specifier, when I have?

#include <stdio.h>
#include <limits.h>

int main() {

printf("Here is the largest int value - %d\n", INT_MAX);
return 0;

}
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Ethans7c3l
The warning is likely because INT_MAX is a long int constant, but you're using the %d format specifier, which is for int .
To fix this, you can use the %ld format specifier, which is for long int :
#include <stdio.h>
#include <limits.h>

int main() {
printf("Here is the largest int value - %ld\n", INT_MAX);
return 0;
}
Alternatively, you can cast INT_MAX to an int, but this might truncate the value if int is smaller than long int on your system:
printf("Here is the largest int value - %d\n", (int)INT_MAX);
sahise
The error might be due to a format specifier mismatch or compiler warnings, but your code looks correct for printing an integer with `%d`. If you're facing issues, ensure you’ve included `<limits.h>` and that your compiler supports standard C formatting.

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