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Python Comparison Solution

Posted by jonas zerbib
jonas zerbib
187 Points

challenge.py

Hi, I don't understand why If the number is divisible by 3, print "is a Fizz number." please explain me the is_fizz = number / 3 == 0 Specifically why it has to be different from 0 thanks

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points

It's not the division operator (/) that is used here; but the modulo operator (%), also known as the remainder.

See the answers given to this previous question for more details on the difference.