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The division operator (/) divides its first operand by its second. All numeric types have predefined division operators.

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User-defined types can overload the / operator (see operator). An overload of the / operator implicitly overloads the /= operator.

When you divide two integers, the result is always an integer. For example, the result of 5 / 2 is 2. To determine the remainder of 5 / 2, use the modulo operator (%). To obtain a quotient as a rational number or fraction, give the dividend or divisor type float or type double. You can do this implicitly by putting a decimal point after the number, as shown in the following example.

Example

class Division
{
    static void Main()
    {
        Console.WriteLine(5 / 2);
        Console.WriteLine(5 % 2);

        Console.WriteLine(5 / 2.1);
        Console.WriteLine(5.1 / 2);
        Console.WriteLine(-5 / 2);
    }
}
/*
Output:
2
1
2.38095238095238
2.55
-2
*/

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