Modulo

In Python, the percent sign (%) is known as the modulo operator.

A modulo calculation returns the remainder of the division between two numbers.

Example 1

x = 12 % 5

print(x) # Output: 2

Because 12 is not evenly divisible by 5, the value of x is 2.

Example 2

y = 10 % 5

print(y) # Output: 0

Because 10 is evenly divisible by 5, the value of y is 0.

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