diff --git a/c_impl/.gitignore b/c_impl/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..968b587
--- /dev/null
+++ b/c_impl/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+src/*.o
+ReciprocalOfPalindromes
diff --git a/c_impl/Makefile b/c_impl/Makefile
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index 0000000..c4d8169
--- /dev/null
+++ b/c_impl/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+CC ?= gcc
+CFLAGS ?= -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic
+
+all: ReciprocalOfPalindromes
+
+ReciprocalOfPalindromes: src/main.o
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o ReciprocalOfPalindromes $^
+
+.PHONY: clean
+
+clean:
+	rm -f src/*.o
+	rm -f ReciprocalOfPalindromes
diff --git a/c_impl/src/main.c b/c_impl/src/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33c14ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/c_impl/src/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+int main() {
+    return 0;
+}