Modulus(%) Arithmetic Operator in JavaScript

JavaScript arithmetic modulus operator is used to return the remainder of the operands. Here also the left operator is the dividend and the right operator is the divisor.

Syntax:

a%b

Return Type: Remainder of the operands.

Example 1: In this example, we will check the remainder with Number and Infinity.

Javascript

console.log(100%23);
console.log(Infinity%20);

Output:

8
NaN

Example 2: In this example, we will use the modulus operator on the negative number and NaN 

Javascript

console.log(-100%23);
console.log(NaN%20);

Output:

-8
NaN

Supported Browsers:

• Chrome
• Edge
• Firefox
• Opera
• Safari

We have a complete list of Javascript Arithmetic operators, to check those please go through this JavaScript Arithmetic Operators article.