How to Get Remainder in Google Sheets Using MOD Function


You can use the MOD function in Google Sheets to calculate the remainder after a division operation.

This function uses the following basic syntax:

=MOD(dividend, divisor)

where:

  • dividend: The number to be divided
  • divisor: The number to divide by

The following examples show to use this function in different scenarios in Google Sheets.

Example 1: Using MOD Function with No Remainder

The following screenshot shows how to use the MOD function in a situation where there is no remainder:

From the output we can see that the remainder of 36 divided by 6 is zero.

This is because 6 divides into 36 exactly 6 times and no remainder is left.

Example 2: Using MOD Function with a Remainder

The following screenshot shows how to use the MOD function in a situation where there is a remainder:

From the output we can see that the remainder of 36 divided by 7 is one.

This is because 7 divides into 36 a total of 5 times and a remainder of 1 is left.

Example 3: Using MOD Function when Dividing by Zero

The following screenshot shows the result of using the MOD function when we attempt to divide by zero:

We receive a #DIV/0! error because it’s not possible to divide by zero.

If we’d like to suppress this error, we can instead use the following formula:

=IFERROR(MOD(A2, B2), "")

The following screenshot shows how to use this formula in practice:

Since we attempted to divide by zero, the formula simply returned a blank value as a result.

Note: You can find the complete online documentation for the MOD function here.

Additional Resources

The following tutorials explain how to use other common functions in Google Sheets:

How to Use AVERAGEIFS Function in Google Sheets
How to Use ISERROR Function in Google Sheets
How to Ignore #N/A Values with Formulas in Google Sheets

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