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+"""
+Author  : Dwarkadhish Kamthane
+Date    : October 2 2023
+Task:
+Find largest power of 2 less than or equal to a given number
+"""
+
+
+def largest_power_of_two(number: int) -> int:
+    """
+    Return the largest power of two less than or equal to a number.
+    >>> largest_power_of_two(0)
+    0
+    >>> largest_power_of_two(1)
+    1
+    >>> largest_power_of_two(-1)
+    0
+    >>> largest_power_of_two(3)
+    2
+    >>> largest_power_of_two(15)
+    8
+    >>> largest_power_of_two(99)
+    64
+    >>> largest_power_of_two(178)
+    128
+    >>> largest_power_of_two(999999)
+    524288
+    >>> largest_power_of_two(99.9)
+    Traceback (most recent call last):
+        ...
+    TypeError: Input value must be a 'int' type
+    """
+    if isinstance(number, float):
+        raise TypeError("Please enter an int type input")
+    if number <= 0:
+        return 0
+    x = 1
+    while (x << 1) <= number:
+        x <<= 1
+    return x
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import doctest
+
+    doctest.testmod()