Mod Operator

Function

In RedCrab Calculator Mod is used as an operator. Mod returns the remainder of dividing two integers.

Syntax

a mod b

Example

17 : 5 = 3 remainder 2

17 mod 5 = 2

Dividing numbers with different signs also gives different signs for the results. The following examples show the results of the mod function for operands with different signs.

 7 mod  3 =  1

-7 mod  3 = -1

 7 mod -3 =  1

-7 mod -3 = -1

The function Mod calculates only with integers. If decimal numbers are used as an argument, the decimal part is ignored.

11 mod 3 = 2

11.2 mod 3.9 = 2