There are five fundamental arithmetic operators supported by C language, which are addition(+), subtraction(-), multiplication(*), division(/) and modulus(%) of two numbers. All arithmetic operators compute the result of specific arithmetic operation and returns its result.
Arithmetic Operators in C
| Operator | Description | Syntax | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| + | Adds two numbers | a + b | 15 + 5 = 20 |
| - | Subtracts two numbers | a - b | 15 - 5 = 10 |
| * | Multiplies two numbers | a * b | 15 * 5 = 75 |
| / | Divides numerator by denominator | a / b | 15 / 5 = 3 |
| % | Returns remainder after an integer division | a % b | 15 % 5 = 0 |
C program for addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and modulus of two numbers
This program performs basic binary arithmetic operation on two integer operands like addition, subtraction, division and modulus and prints result in screen. It first takes two integers as input from user using scanf function and stores them in 'firstNumber' and 'secondNumber' int variables and performs addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and modulus operations and stores results in 'sum', 'difference' , 'product', 'quotient' and 'modulo' variables respectively. Next, it prints the result on screen using printf function.
#include <stdio.h>
int main(){
/* Variable declation */
int firstNumber, secondNumber;
int sum, difference, product, modulo;
float quotient;
printf("Enter First Number: ");
scanf("%d", &firstNumber);
printf("Enter Second Number: ");
scanf("%d", &secondNumber);
/* Adding two numbers */
sum = firstNumber + secondNumber;
/* Subtracting two numbers */
difference = firstNumber - secondNumber;
/* Multiplying two numbers*/
product = firstNumber * secondNumber;
/* Dividing two numbers */
quotient = (float)firstNumber / secondNumber;
/* returns remainder of after an integer division */
modulo = firstNumber % secondNumber;
printf("\nSum = %d", sum);
printf("\nDifference = %d", difference);
printf("\nMultiplication = %d", product);
printf("\nDivision = %.3f", quotient);
printf("\nRemainder = %d", modulo);
return 0;
}
Output
Enter First Number: 25 Enter Second Number: 4 Sum = 29 Difference = 21 Multiplication = 100 Division = 6.250 Remainder = 1
Points to Remember
- If both operands are integers, then the output is also integer and the compiler neglects the term after decimal point.
- Integer/Float = Float and Float/Integer = Float because of explicit type conversion.
- Multiplication, division and modulus operator have highest priority than addition and subtraction operator.
C program for addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and modulus of two numbers using a function
This program uses five user defined functions 'getSum', 'getDifference', 'getProduct', 'getQuotient' and 'getModulo' to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and modulus of two numbers.
#include <stdio.h>
int getSum(int num1, int num2);
int getDifference(int num1, int num2);
int getProduct(int num1, int num2);
float getQuotient(int num1, int num2);
int getModulo(int num1, int num2);
int main(){
/* Variable declation */
int firstNumber, secondNumber;
int sum, difference, product, modulo;
float quotient;
printf("Enter First Number: ");
scanf("%d", &firstNumber);
printf("Enter Second Number: ");
scanf("%d", &secondNumber);
sum = getSum(firstNumber, secondNumber);
difference = getDifference(firstNumber, secondNumber);
product = getProduct(firstNumber, secondNumber);
quotient = getQuotient(firstNumber, secondNumber);
modulo = getModulo(firstNumber, secondNumber);
printf("\nSum = %d", sum);
printf("\nDifference = %d", difference);
printf("\nMultiplication = %d", product);
printf("\nDivision = %.3f", quotient);
printf("\nRemainder = %d", modulo);
return 0;
}
int getSum(int num1, int num2){
int sum;
sum = num1 + num2;
return sum;
}
int getDifference(int num1, int num2){
int difference;
difference = num1 - num2;
return difference;
}
int getProduct(int num1, int num2){
int product;
product = num1 * num2;
return product;
}
float getQuotient(int num1, int num2){
float quotient;
quotient = (float)num1 / num2;
return quotient;
}
int getModulo(int num1, int num2){
int modulo;
modulo = num1 % num2;
return modulo;
}
Output
Enter First Number: 25 Enter Second Number: 4 Sum = 29 Difference = 21 Multiplication = 100 Division = 6.250 Remainder = 1Related Topics