Which operator yields the remainder after division?

Which operator yields the remainder after division?

• A. Modulus
• B. Division
• C. Quotient
• D. Remainder

Answer: (A)

The operation that gives what's left over after dividing one number by another is the modulus operation. It returns the remainder of the division. In many programming languages, this is written as a % b, and for example, 13 % 5 equals 3 because 5 goes into 13 two times (10) with 3 left over. Division itself yields the quotient—the number of times the divisor fits into the dividend—not the leftover. The remainder is the leftover amount, and the modulus operation is specifically designed to compute that value.

The operation that gives what's left over after dividing one number by another is the modulus operation. It returns the remainder of the division. In many programming languages, this is written as a % b, and for example, 13 % 5 equals 3 because 5 goes into 13 two times (10) with 3 left over. Division itself yields the quotient—the number of times the divisor fits into the dividend—not the leftover. The remainder is the leftover amount, and the modulus operation is specifically designed to compute that value.