What is -1%3 in js?

Question

Line 17 of js is what concerns me.
https://code.sololearn.com/Wc4oo2HhfICK/?ref=app

Answer 1

Oh the answer is -1 because % is a remainder operator not modulo and they treat negative numbers differently.

Answer 2

Sharmin Rumpa if u will ask reason why 2*4 = 8 i cannot explain this 🤣🤣😂 our mathematician gave this rule and we following their rules

Answer 3

Sharmin Rumpa wht u have doubt

Answer 4

Sharmin Rumpa Remainder will be -1 simple way to remember this if numerator is small than denominator then answer will be numerator

Answer 5

Sharmin Rumpa(Dm ✉ = ❌) yes MBW it is BMW not MBW 🤣🤣😂

Answer 6

I dont know about javascript but in c, cpp or java output will be -1

Answer 7

But i think % is not working that way in the above code.

Answer 8

🐍Sizuna 🐉 Its just typing mistake. And I just declare array it's doesn't matter BMW or MBW.

Answer 9

🐍Sizuna 🐉 😯 😐 👀 I know

Answer 10

🐍Sizuna 🐉 In js also result is -1, but I don't understand why???

Answer 11

🐍Sizuna 🐉 why -1 result? I know it's result -1 but I don't know how or I don't know logic.

Answer 12

🐍Sizuna 🐉 I know & I remember this way. I want to know why? Why numerator is result.

Answer 13

🐍Sizuna 🐉 😁😁 I don't ask that way.
It's like. . . . Suppose
Var car = ["Saab", "Volvo", "BMW"];
Car[1] = "Volvo"; Cause index start from 0.