How do you write quotient and remainder in python?

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Given two numbers n and m. The task is to find the quotient and remainder of two numbers by dividing n by m.

Examples:

Input:
n = 10
m = 3
Output:
Quotient:  3
Remainder 1

Input
n = 99
m = 5
Output:
Quotient:  19
Remainder 4

Method 1: Naive approach

The naive approach is to find the quotient using the double division (//) operator and remainder using the modulus (%) operator.

Example:

Python3

def find(n, m):

    q = n//m

    print("Quotient: ", q)

    r = n%m

    print("Remainder", r)

find(10, 3)

find(99, 5)

Output:

Quotient:  3
Remainder 1
Quotient:  19
Remainder 4

Time Complexity: O(1)

Auxiliary Space: O(1)

Method 2: Using divmod() method

Divmod() method takes two numbers as parameters and returns the tuple containing both quotient and remainder.

Example:

Python3

q, r = divmod(10, 3)

print("Quotient: ", q)

print("Remainder: ", r)

q, r = divmod(99, 5)

print("Quotient: ", q)

print("Remainder: ", r)

Output:

Quotient:  3
Remainder 1
Quotient:  19
Remainder 4

Time Complexity: O(1)

Auxiliary Space: O(1)

This is a Python Program to read two numbers and print their quotient and remainder.

Problem Description

The program takes two numbers and prints the quotient and remainder.

Problem Solution

1. Take in the first and second number and store it in separate variables.
2. Then obtain the quotient using division and the remainder using modulus operator.
3. Exit.

Program/Source Code

Here is the source code of the Python Program to read two numbers and print their quotient and remainder. The program output is also shown below.

 
a=int(input("Enter the first number: "))
b=int(input("Enter the second number: "))
quotient=a//b
remainder=a%b
print("Quotient is:",quotient)
print("Remainder is:",remainder)

Program Explanation

1. User must enter the first and second number .
2. The quotient is obtained using true division (// operator).
3. The modulus operator gives the remainder when a is divided by b.

Runtime Test Cases

 
Case 1:
Enter the first number: 15
Enter the second number: 7
Quotient is: 2
Remainder is: 1
 
Case 2:
Enter the first number: 125
Enter the second number: 7
Quotient is: 17
Remainder is: 6

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