BigInteger::Division Operator (BigInteger, BigInteger)

.NET Framework (current version)

equivalentCodeEntityM:System.Numerics.BigInteger.Divide(System.Numerics.BigInteger,System.Numerics.BigInteger)

Divides a specified BigInteger value by another specified BigInteger value by using integer division.

Namespace: System.Numerics
Assembly: System.Numerics (in System.Numerics.dll)

Syntax

public:
static BigInteger operator /(
	BigInteger dividend,
	BigInteger divisor
)

Parameters

dividend: Type: System.Numerics::BigInteger
The value to be divided.

divisor: Type: System.Numerics::BigInteger
The value to divide by.

Return Value

Type: System.Numerics::BigInteger

The integral result of the division.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
DivideByZeroException	divisor is 0 (zero).

Remarks

The Division method defines the division operation for BigInteger values. It enables code such as the following:

C++

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

Languages that do not support custom operators and operator overloading can call the Divide method instead.

The following example creates an array of BigInteger values. It then uses each element as the quotient in a division operation that uses the Divide method, the division operator (/), and the DivRem method.

C++

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

Version Information

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 4.0
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 4.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1