Remainders

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ANSI 3.3.5** The sign of the remainder on integer division

The sign of the remainder is the same as the sign of the dividend. For example,

 50 / -6 == -8  
 50 % -6 ==  2  
-50 /  6 == -8  
-50 %  6 == -2  

Integers