MOD

Calculate modulo. This function returns the remainder of a number divided by another number.

Syntax

MOD(N,M), N % M, N MOD M

Description

Modulo operation. Returns the remainder of N divided by M. See also Modulo Operator.

If the ERROR_ON_DIVISION_BY_ZERO SQL_MODE is used, any number modulus zero produces an error. Otherwise, it returns NULL.

The integer part of a division can be obtained using DIV.

Examples

SELECT 1042 % 50;
+-----------+
| 1042 % 50 |
+-----------+
|        42 |
+-----------+

SELECT MOD(234, 10);
+--------------+
| MOD(234, 10) |
+--------------+
|            4 |
+--------------+

SELECT 253 % 7;
+---------+
| 253 % 7 |
+---------+
|       1 |
+---------+

SELECT MOD(29,9);
+-----------+
| MOD(29,9) |
+-----------+
|         2 |
+-----------+

SELECT 29 MOD 9;
+----------+
| 29 MOD 9 |
+----------+
|        2 |
+----------+

See Also

• Operator Precedence

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