diff --git a/algorithms/bit_manipulation/next_highest_pow_2.py b/algorithms/bit_manipulation/next_highest_pow_2.py
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+'''
+Finding the next highest power of 2 to the given positve integer
+'''
+
+
+def findNextPowerOf2(n):
+    n = n - 1
+    while n & n - 1:
+        n = n & n - 1
+    return n << 1