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how % operator worked in c++?
3%5=3;
how?
it should be 0;

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Well 3 divided by 5 has 3 left over. The modulus operator computes the remainder of integer division.

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The modulus operator returns the remainder after the division operation. So 3%5 returns 3 because 3 divides by 5 zero times and the remainder is 3.

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To add further information to JasonHippy's answer
just do cout<<3%5;

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