Java program to check if a number is positive or negative has been shown here. A number n is said to be positive if it is greater than 0 i.e. n > 0 and it is considered as negative if it is less than 0 i.e. n < 0. If n = 0 then it is neither positive nor negative.

The following sections cover the Java program to determine if a number is positive or negative by using the above logic.

#### Page content(s):

1. Algorithm

2. Pseudocode

3. Time Complexity

4. Program & output

1. Flowchart

## 1. Algorithm to check if a number is positive or negative

// $n$ is an input number//

1. If $n\gt0$, then Return Positive else

2. If $n=0$, then Return Neither positive nor negative else

3. Return Negative

## 2. Pseudocode to check if a number is positive or negative

Input: A number $n$

Output: If $n$ is positive or negaive

1. Procedure positiveOrNegative($n$):

2. If $n\gt0$:

3. Return positive

4. Else:

5. If $n==0$:

6. Return Neither positive nor negative

7. Else:

8. Return negative

9. End Procedure

## 3. Time complexity to check if a number is positive or negative

Time Complexity: O(1)

## 4. Java Program to check if a number is positive or negative

Code has been copied
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Java program to check if a number is positive or negative
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import java.util.Scanner;
public class Main {
public static void main(String args[]) {
// declare variable
int n;

// declare an instance of scanner class
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);

//take input of number
System.out.print("Enter the number = ");
n = sc.nextInt();

//check if n is postive or negative
if (n > 0)
System.out.print(n + " is positive");
else {
if (n == 0)
System.out.print(n + " is neither positive nor negative");
else
System.out.print(n + " is negative");
}
}
}


Output

#### Case 1:

Enter the number = -5

-5 is negative

#### Case 2:

Enter the number = 7

7 is positive

#### Case 3:

Enter the number = 0

0 is neither positive nor negative