Give the output of the following program segment and also mention the number of times the loop is executed: int a, b; for(a = 6, b = 4; a <= 24; a = a + 6) { if(a % b == 0) break; } System.out.println(a);

12

The loop is executed 2 times.

break leaves the loop ENTIRELY, unlike continue which only skips the rest of the current pass. Dry-run it, with b fixed at 4: Pass 1: a = 6, and 6 % 4 = 2, not 0, so the loop continues; a becomes 12 Pass 2: a = 12, and 12 % 4 = 0, so break fires and the loop ends a is left at 12, which the println outside the loop displays. Both parts of the question matter: the value printed is 12, and the loop executed 2 times. Note that a retains the value it held when break fired — the update a = a + 6 does not run again.