In Python, you can calculate the quotient with //
and the remainder with %
.
q = 10 // 3
mod = 10 % 3
print[q, mod]
# 3 1
The built-in function divmod[]
is useful when you want both the quotient and remainder.
- Built-in Functions - divmod[] — Python 3.7.4 documentation
divmod[a, b]
returns a tuple [a // b, a % b]
.
You can unpack and assign to each variable.
- Unpack a tuple and list in Python
q, mod = divmod[10, 3]
print[q, mod]
# 3 1
Of course, you can receive it as a tuple.
answer = divmod[10, 3]
print[answer]
print[answer[0], answer[1]]
# [3, 1]
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Given two numbers n and m. The task is to find the quotient and remainder of two numbers by dividing n by m.
Examples:
Input: n = 10 m = 3 Output: Quotient: 3 Remainder 1 Input n = 99 m = 5 Output: Quotient: 19 Remainder 4
Method 1: Naive approach
The naive approach is to find the quotient using the double division [//] operator and remainder using the modulus [%] operator.
Example:
Python3
def
find[n, m]:
q
=
n
/
/
m
print
[
"Quotient: "
, q]
r
=
n
%
m
print
[
"Remainder"
, r]
find[
10
,
3
]
find[
99
,
5
]
Output:
Quotient: 3 Remainder 1 Quotient: 19 Remainder 4
Time Complexity: O[1]
Auxiliary Space: O[1]
Method 2: Using divmod[] method
Divmod[] method takes two numbers as parameters and returns the tuple containing both quotient and remainder.
Example:
Python3
q, r
=
divmod
[
10
,
3
]
print
[
"Quotient: "
, q]
print
[
"Remainder: "
, r]
q, r
=
divmod
[
99
,
5
]
print
[
"Quotient: "
, q]
print
[
"Remainder: "
, r]
Output:
Quotient: 3 Remainder 1 Quotient: 19 Remainder 4
Time Complexity: O[1]
Auxiliary Space: O[1]
This is a Python Program to read two numbers and print their quotient and remainder. Problem Description
The program takes two numbers and prints the quotient and remainder.
Problem Solution
1. Take in the first and second number and store it in separate variables.
2. Then obtain the quotient using division and the remainder using
modulus operator.
3. Exit.
Program/Source Code
Here is the source code of the Python Program to read two numbers and print their quotient and remainder. The program output is also shown below.
a=int[input["Enter the first number: "]] b=int[input["Enter the second number: "]] quotient=a//b remainder=a%b print["Quotient is:",quotient] print["Remainder is:",remainder]
Program Explanation
1. User must enter the first and second number .
2. The quotient is obtained using true division [// operator].
3. The modulus operator gives the remainder when a is divided by b.
Runtime Test Cases
Case 1: Enter the first number: 15 Enter the second number: 7 Quotient is: 2 Remainder is: 1 Case 2: Enter the first number: 125 Enter the second number: 7 Quotient is: 17 Remainder is: 6
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