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Juan Bermudez
2,180 PointsWhy did Amit use the remainder operator?
Amit used the remainder operator % to find out if a number was divisible by 3
He wrote
i % 3 == 0 I don't really understand why he used %
2 Answers

Nathan Tallack
22,158 PointsIf a number was divisible by 3 (exactly divisible with no remainder) then num % 3 would always return 0.
Consider the following:
3 % 3 = 0
4 % 3 = 1
5 % 3 = 2
6 % 3 = 0
:)

Chuck Kerns
2,136 PointsI thought the same thing. I kept trying to use / and actually divide.
Juan Bermudez
2,180 PointsJuan Bermudez
2,180 PointsI understand now, thank you Sir!