Modulo

In mathematics, the modulo operation works out the remainder (what's left over) when we divide two integers (whole numbers without a fraction or a decimal) together. For example, 5 modulo 2 is 1, because if we divide 5 by 2, then we get 2 (because ) with 1 left over. Instead of writing modulo, people sometimes write . [1]

Because computers and calculators store numbers in different ways, they sometimes use different steps to work out the modulus (what we get when we modulo two numbers).

References

  1. "Definition of MODULUS". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
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