diff --git a/boolean_algebra/and_gate.py b/boolean_algebra/and_gate.py
index f0fd45c9f81e..6ae66b5b0a77 100644
--- a/boolean_algebra/and_gate.py
+++ b/boolean_algebra/and_gate.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def and_gate(input_1: int, input_2: int) -> int:
     >>> and_gate(1, 1)
     1
     """
-    return int((input_1, input_2).count(0) == 0)
+    return int(input_1 and input_2)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/boolean_algebra/nand_gate.py b/boolean_algebra/nand_gate.py
index 80f9d12db89a..ea7a6815dcc9 100644
--- a/boolean_algebra/nand_gate.py
+++ b/boolean_algebra/nand_gate.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def nand_gate(input_1: int, input_2: int) -> int:
     >>> nand_gate(1, 1)
     0
     """
-    return int((input_1, input_2).count(0) != 0)
+    return int(not (input_1 and input_2))
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":