Smallest of three numbers without using comparison operators

SMALLEST OF THREE INTEGERS WITHOUT USING COMPARISON OPERATORS 


#include<stdio.h>
#define CHAR_BIT 8

/*Function to find minimum of x and y*/
int min(int x, int y)
{
  return  y + ((x - y) & ((x - y) >>
            (sizeof(int) * CHAR_BIT - 1)));
}

/* Function to find minimum of 3 numbers x, y and z*/
int smallest(int x, int y, int z)
{
    return min(x, min(y, z));
}

int main()
{
   int x = 12, y = 15, z = 5;
   printf("Minimum of 3 numbers is %d", smallest(x, y, z));
   return 0;
}