Arithmetic Operators
Arithmetic Operators are used to perform basic mathematical arithmetic operators like addition, subtraction, multiplication, etc. The following table lists out all the arithmetic operators in Python.
| Operator Symbol | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|
| + | x + y | Returns addition of x and y. |
| – | x – y | Returns the subtraction of y from x. |
| * | x * y | Returns the multiplication of x and y. |
| / | x / y | Returns the result of division of x by y. |
| % | x % y | Returns the reminder of division of x by y. Known as modular division. |
| ** | x ** y | Returns x raised to the power of y. Exponentiation. |
| // | x // y | Returns the integer quotient of division of x by y. |
Example
In the following program, we will take values in variables x and y, and perform arithmetic operations on these values using Python Arithmetic Operators.
Python Program
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x = 5
y = 2
addition = x + y
subtraction = x - y
multiplication = x * y
division = x / y
modulus = x % y
exponentiation = x ** y
floor_division = x // y
print(f'x + y = {addition}')
print(f'x - y = {subtraction}')
print(f'x * y = {multiplication}')
print(f'x / y = {division}')
print(f'x % y = {modulus}')
print(f'x ** y = {exponentiation}')
print(f'x // y = {floor_division}')Output
x + y = 7
x - y = 3
x * y = 10
x / y = 2.5
x % y = 1
x ** y = 25
x // y = 2Conclusion
In this Python Tutorial, we learned about all the Arithmetic Operators in Python, with examples.