DIV and MOD

301.2 Arithmetic Operators

Arithmetic Operators — Note 2 of 4

Use integer division & remainder.

What you need to know

DIV (//) gives the whole-number result of a division, throwing away the remainder. MOD (%) gives just the remainder. Together they are useful for time conversions and digit extraction.

What to know

// is integer division (DIV): 17 // 5 → 3
% is modulo (MOD): 17 % 5 → 2
Useful for converting units, e.g. minutes to hours
MOD by 2 checks odd/even: n % 2 == 0 means even

Code examples

DIV and MOD

python

minutes = 135
hours = minutes // 60    # 2
leftover = minutes % 60  # 15
print(hours, "h", leftover, "m")

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Specification notes for programming are in Paper 2.

DIV and MOD

301.2 Arithmetic Operators

Practise exam questions

Arithmetic Operators — Note 2 of 4

Use integer division & remainder.

What you need to know

DIV (//) gives the whole-number result of a division, throwing away the remainder. MOD (%) gives just the remainder. Together they are useful for time conversions and digit extraction.

What to know

// is integer division (DIV): 17 // 5 → 3
% is modulo (MOD): 17 % 5 → 2
Useful for converting units, e.g. minutes to hours
MOD by 2 checks odd/even: n % 2 == 0 means even

Code examples

DIV and MOD

python

minutes = 135
hours = minutes // 60    # 2
leftover = minutes % 60  # 15
print(hours, "h", leftover, "m")

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Specification notes for programming are in Paper 2.