Question

What is the purpose of the percent sign (%) in C++?

Answer 1

The percent sign (%) is used as the modulus operator in C++, which returns the remainder of a division operation. It is often used in arithmetic or mathematical operations.

Example code:

// Example of using the modulus operator
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main() {
    int num1 = 10;
    int num2 = 3;
    int result = num1 % num2;
    cout << "The remainder is: " << result << endl;
    return 0;
}