what does % mean

Question

i think it means percent but in python they gave me this question
>>> x = 3
>>> num = 17
>>> print(num % x)
and whatever answer i do it says wrong

Answer 1

% for remainder.
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3 | 17 |5
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2
answer is 2 because here remainder is 2.

Answer 2

me neighter
don't know why this has so many votes, lol 😅

17 = 5*3 + 2

(rest, the number after plus, is called the remainder)

the modulos operator calculates it
17%3 = 2

that's it

Answer 3

I dont get this?
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3 | 17 |5
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2

Answer 4

% gives you the remainder of a division.

13 % 3 == 1

Answer 5

it modolo or modulo (not sure how spelled ...)
it means you make a division and the "rest" which is no divisible by the number is left.
exemple:
17%3 = 2
16%3 = 1
15%3 = 0

it has multiple uses such as testing if a number is divisible by another number.

Answer 6

fun fact: In Python this also works for floats. Not only for integers.

For example
5.3 % 2.5 = 0.3
(because 5.3 = 2*2.5 + 0.3, i.e. rest of 0.3)

Answer 7

This is the modulo operator that returns the remainder of a division. In other languages is might only work for Integers but in Python it also works for floats.

This is a program I wrote that demonstrates the use of modulo in a way other than returning the remainder

https://code.sololearn.com/c3UUKoI2qycu/?ref=app