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6.5.9  The integer Euclidean remainder: irem remain smod mods mod %

The irem command finds the remainder of two integers (see Section 6.5.8).
remain is a synonym for irem.


Examples.


The smod command finds the symmetric remainder of two (ordinary) integers.
mods is a synonym for smod.


Example.
Input:

smod(148,5)

Output:

−2


The mod operator is an infixed operator which takes an integer to a modular integer.
% is a synonym for mod.


Example.
Input:

148 mod 5

or:

148 % 5

Output:


−2
%5

Note that the result -2 % 5 is not an integer (-2) but an element of Z/5Z (see Section 6.34 for the possible operations in Z/5Z).


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