modulo in r

Modulo in R

The modulo operation, denoted by the % symbol in R, calculates the remainder of a division operation between two numbers. It returns the remainder after dividing the first number by the second number. Here's an explanation of each step involved in using the modulo operator in R:

  1. Dividend: The dividend is the number being divided. It is the number before the % symbol. For example, in the expression 10 % 3, 10 is the dividend.

  2. Divisor: The divisor is the number by which the dividend is divided. It is the number after the % symbol. In the expression 10 % 3, 3 is the divisor.

  3. Division: R performs the division operation using the dividend and divisor. In the example 10 % 3, 10 is divided by 3, which gives a quotient of 3 and a remainder of 1.

  4. Modulo Operator: The modulo operator % is applied to the division result. It returns the remainder of the division operation. In the example 10 % 3, the modulo operation returns 1.

Here's an example to illustrate the modulo operation in R:

# Modulo operation
result <- 10 % 3
print(result)

The output of this code will be 1, as the remainder of dividing 10 by 3 is 1.