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Arithmetic Operators in C/C++
C/C++ programming Arithmetic Operators: In this tutorial, we are going to learn about the various arithmetic operators with their usages, syntaxes and examples.
Submitted by IncludeHelp, on June 02, 2020
Arithmetic Operators
Arithmetic operators are the special symbols that are used for the Arithmetic / Mathematical operations. These operators can be unary and binary.
Following are the types of Arithmetic Operators,
- Arithmetic unary operators
- Arithmetic binary operators
Arithmetic unary operators
For the unary operations – we need only one operand. These are the operators,
- Unary plus (+)
- Unary minus (-)
Syntax:
+a
-a
Example:
Input:
int a = -10;
Operation & Output:
+a = -10
-a = 10
C++ program to demonstrate the example of arithmetic unary operators
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
int a = 10;
int b = -10;
// printing the values
cout << "a: " << a << endl;
cout << "b: " << b << endl;
// unary plus operations
cout << "+a: " << +a << endl;
cout << "+b: " << +b << endl;
// unary minus operations
cout << "-a: " << -a << endl;
cout << "-b: " << -b << endl;
return 0;
}
Output:
a: 10
b: -10
+a: 10
+b: -10
-a: -10
-b: 10
Arithmetic binary operators
For the binary operations – we need two operands. These are the operators,
Operator |
Name |
Description |
+ |
Plus operator |
Returns the addition of two operands. |
- |
Minus operator |
Returns the subtraction of two operands. |
* |
Multiplication operator |
Returns the multiplication (product) of two operands. |
/ |
Divide operator |
Returns the result of the division of two operands i.e. returns the quotient of the division operation. |
% |
Modulus operator |
Returns the remainder of the division operation on two operands. |
Syntax:
a + b
a - b
a * b
a / b
a % b
Example:
Input:
int a = 10;
int b = 3;
Operation & Output:
a + b = 13
a - b = 7
a * b = 30
a / b = 3
a % b = 1
C++ program to demonstrate the example of arithmetic binary operators
#include <iostream>
#include <cmath> // for fmod() func.
using namespace std;
int main()
{
int a = 10;
int b = 3;
// printing the values
cout << "a : " << a << endl;
cout << "b : " << b << endl;
// arithmetic operations
cout << "a + b : " << a + b << endl;
cout << "a - b : " << a - b << endl;
cout << "a * b : " << a * b << endl;
cout << "a / b : " << a / b << endl;
cout << "a % b : " << a % b << endl;
cout << endl;
float x = 10.23f;
float y = 3.10f;
// printing the values
cout << "x : " << x << endl;
cout << "y : " << y << endl;
// arithmetic operations
cout << "x + y : " << x + y << endl;
cout << "x - y : " << x - y << endl;
cout << "x * y : " << x * y << endl;
cout << "x / y : " << x / y << endl;
// % operator doesn't work with float values
// use fmod() for this
// cout << "x % y : " << x % y << endl;
cout << "fmod(" << x << " , " << y << ") : " << fmod(x, y) << endl;
return 0;
}
Output:
a : 10
b : 3
a + b : 13
a - b : 7
a * b : 30
a / b : 3
a % b : 1
x : 10.23
y : 3.1
x + y : 13.33
x - y : 7.13
x * y : 31.713
x / y : 3.3
fmod(10.23 , 3.1) : 0.93