Why % always return 1

Question

x=2
y=3
x,y=y,x
print((x+6)%y)

why the output is 1

last night I encounter 1%213 and 1%215 both calling out 1 not sure why?

Answer 1

It's basic math, if 0<a<b, then a%b = a
So here you have a=1, and all the numbers you tested mod on are superior to a, so output will always be a (which is 1 in this case)
It should be the opposite, for example:
9%2 = 1 (9 = 1 + 2×4)
11% 4 = 3 (11 = 3 + 2×4)
And so on

Answer 2

No, because in this line:
x, y = y, x
You switched the values of x and y, so x now becomes 3, and y becomes 2, if we calculate it now:
x + 6 is 9
9 % 2 is 1
So the answer is correct and as expected.

Answer 3

ok, but here we have x+6 so =8 and y is 3, so why is not 2 but 1 ?

Answer 4

thanks

Answer 5

No problem 👌