What is the Remainder Calculator?
This calculator performs the modulus operation, which finds the remainder when one number (dividend) is divided by another number (divisor).
How to Use
- Enter the dividend (the number you want to divide) in the "Dividend" field
- Enter the divisor (the number you want to divide by) in the "Divisor" field
- Click the "Calculate" button to compute the remainder
- The result will be displayed in the "Remainder" field
- The quotient (integer part of the division) will also be shown
Understanding the Modulus Operation
The modulus operation (denoted by the % symbol in most programming languages) returns the remainder after division of one number by another. For example:
- 7 mod 3 = 1 (since 7 = 2 × 3 + 1)
- 10 mod 2 = 0 (since 10 = 5 × 2 + 0)
- 5 mod 1 = 0 (since 5 = 5 × 1 + 0)
- -5 mod 3 = 1 (since -5 = -2 × 3 + 1)
Practical Applications
The remainder operation has many practical applications:
- Determining if a number is even or odd (a number is even if it mod 2 = 0)
- Calculating hours and minutes (e.g., 125 minutes mod 60 = 5 minutes)
- Creating patterns and cycles in algorithms
- Working with circular data structures