How many times will the following loop execute? Explain.

Question

How many times will the following loop execute?
int x = 1;
while (x++ < 5)
{
if (x % 2 == 0)
x += 2;
}

Answer 1

int x = 1, c=0;
while (x++ < 5)
{
if (x % 2 == 0)
x += 2;
++c;
}
cout<<c;
it will execute c times.

Answer 2

2 times