JavaScript Remainder (%)

In JavaScript, the remainder operator (%) returns the remainder of a division operation between two numbers. It can be used to determine if a number is even or odd, among other practical applications.

dividend % divisor

Where dividend is the number being divided and divisor is the number being divided by. The % symbol is the remainder operator.

Here’s an example:

let a = 7;
let b = 3;
let remainder = a % b;
console.log(remainder); // Output: 1

Since 7 divided by 3 is 2 with a remainder of 1, the value of remainder will be 1.

JavaScript Remainder (%) Example

A simple example code uses the remainder operator (%) in JavaScript to determine whether a number is even or odd:

function isEven(number) {
  return number % 2 === 0;
}

console.log(isEven(4)); // Output: true
console.log(isEven(7)); // Output: false

You can also use the remainder operator in other expressions, such as in conditional statements or loops:

number = 10
if (number % 2 === 0) {
  console.log('The number is even.');
} else {
  console.log('The number is odd.');
}

Output:

• The if statement tests whether the remainder of dividing number by 2 is equal to 0.
• If the remainder is 0 (i.e., number is an even number), the code inside the first block of the if statement will be executed, which in this case is to log the message “The number is even.” to the console.
• If the remainder is not 0 (i.e., number is an odd number), the code inside the else block will be executed instead, which logs the message “The number is odd.” to the console.

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Note: The All JS Examples codes are tested on the Firefox browser and the Chrome browser.

OS: Windows 10

Code: HTML 5 Version