C Program to Calculate the Compound Interest

In this video tutorial lets learn how we can calculate Compound Interest by making use of simple arithmetic operations.

 
#include < stdio.h >
#include < math.h >

int main()
{
    int p, t;
    float r, ci;

    printf("Enter principal amount\n");
    scanf("%d", &p);

    printf("Enter rate of interest\n");
    scanf("%f", &r);

    printf("Enter time period\n");
    scanf("%d", &t);


    ci = p * pow( (1 + r / 100), t );

    printf("Compound Interest is %f\n", ci);

    return 0;
}

Output:
Enter principal amount
1000
Enter rate of interest
8.5
Enter time period
3
Compound Interest is 1277.289185

Note: Since we’re using pow() method, we need to include math.h library file.

Scanf(): For user input

In above c program we are asking user to enter the values for variable a and b. You can know more about scanf() method/function in this video tutorial: Using Scanf in C Program

C Program to Calculate the Compound Interest



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In this program we take input for Principal amount, rate of interest and time period from the user, and then calculate Compound Interest for those values.

Compound Interest Logic


Compound Interest C Programming Yearly

We make use of arithmetic operations available in C programming language and convert this formula to calculate Compound Interest.

Compound_Interest = Principal_amount * pow( (1 + r / 100), t );

This gives us Compound Interest and we output the result to the console.

Formula for calculating Compound Interest

p – Principal amount.
r – Rate of interest.
t – Time period.
ci – Compound Interest.

Yearly Compound Interest Formula
Compound_Interest = Principal_amount * pow( (1 + r / 100), t );

Half-Yearly Compound Interest Formula
Compound_Interest = Principal_amount * pow( (1 + (r/2) / 100), 2 * t );

Quarterly Compound Interest Formula
Compound_Interest = Principal_amount * pow( (1 + (r/4) / 100), 4 * t );

Monthly Compound Interest Formula
Compound_Interest = Principal_amount * pow( (1 + (r/12) / 100), 12 * t );

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