----------------------------------- aqazwsx1 Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:20 pm Mod Help! ----------------------------------- Hi, I was wonder how the mod function works? Why does 2 mod 7 =2? Thanks! :D ----------------------------------- saltpro15 Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:24 pm RE:Mod Help! ----------------------------------- the mod is the remainder left over after the numbers are divided ----------------------------------- jbking Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:29 pm RE:Mod Help! ----------------------------------- Mod is simply the remainder when a division is done. Another way to think about this is the following if you want a more technical interpretation: a mod b = x where x+bk = a for some integer k. Note, that x doesn't have to be between 0 and b-1 though this is usually how it is expressed. ----------------------------------- aqazwsx1 Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:36 pm Re: Mod Help! ----------------------------------- doesn't 2 mod 7 = 6 ? Why is it 2 ? ----------------------------------- Tony Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:44 pm RE:Mod Help! ----------------------------------- how do you figure it to be 6? ----------------------------------- aqazwsx1 Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:48 pm Re: Mod Help! ----------------------------------- 2/7 so , you add a "0. " so you make the 2 into a 20 , then you find 7*2=14 , so 20-14=6 ----------------------------------- jbking Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:55 pm Re: Mod Help! ----------------------------------- doesn't 2 mod 7 = 6 ? Why is it 2 ? No, but 2 mod 7 = 9, since 7+2=9 which means that for k=1 the expression 7k+2 evaluates to 9, in case you were looking at the number upside down. This presumes that you understand some basics on division, which can be structured in the following way: a divided by b gives a quotient of c and a remainder of d satisfies the following equation: b*c+d = a Thus, if we take 2 and divide it by 7, there is a quotient of 0 and a remainder of 2, not 6. ----------------------------------- aqazwsx1 Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:15 pm Re: Mod Help! ----------------------------------- ok thanks