everyutil/number/digitSumInBase.js

A comprehensive library of lightweight, reusable utility functions for JavaScript and TypeScript, designed to streamline common programming tasks such as string manipulation, array processing, date handling, and more.

"use strict";
Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
exports.digitSumInBase = void 0;
/**
 * Sums the digits of a number in an arbitrary base.
 * @author @dailker
 * @param {number} n - The number.
 * @param {number} base - The base.
 * @returns {number} Sum of digits.
 */
function digitSumInBase(n, base) {
    let sum = 0;
    n = Math.abs(n);
    while (n > 0) {
        sum += n % base;
        n = Math.floor(n / base);
    }
    return sum;
}
exports.digitSumInBase = digitSumInBase;