C++ Arithmetic Operators

Arithmetic Operators in C++ are used to perform arithmetic or mathematical operations on the operands (generally numeric values). An operand can be a variable or a value. For example, ‘+’ is used for addition, '-' is used for subtraction, '*' is used for multiplication, etc. Let's take a look at an example:

#include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() {  // Adding two integers using operator '+'  int sum = 10 + 20;  int diff = 20 - 10;  cout << sum << endl;  cout << diff;  return 0; } 

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Explanation: In the above code, the + operator is used to calculate the sum of two values 10 and 20. It returned the sum which was then stored in the variable res and printed.

In C++, there are a total of 7 Arithmetic Operators as shown in the below table

Addition (+) Operator

The addition operator (+) is used to add two operands means it is a binary operator. This operator works on both integers and floating-point numbers. Let's take a look at an example:

#include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() {  int a = 5, b = 10;    // Adding two integers a nd b  int res = a + b;   cout << res;  return 0; } 

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2. Subtraction Operator (-)

The subtraction operator (-) is used to subtract one operand from another. It is also a binary operator and works on both integers and floating-point numbers. Let's take a look at an example:

#include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() {  int a = 15, b = 5;    // Subtracting two integers a and b  int res = a - b;  cout << res;  return 0; } 

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3. Multiplication Operator (*)

The multiplication operator (*) is used to multiply two operands. It is also a binary operator and works on both integers and floating-point numbers. Let's take a look at an example:

#include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() {  int a = 4, b = 3;    // Multiplying two integers  int res = a * b;  cout << res ;  return 0; } 

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4. Division Operator (/)

The division operator (/) is used to divide one operand by another. The result of integer division will be an integer, discarding the remainder. For floating-point division, the result is a floating-point value. Let's take a look at an example:

#include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() {  int a = 10, b = 2;    // Dividing two integers  int res1 = a / b;  cout << res1 << endl;  double x = 10.0, y = 3.0;    // Floating-point division  double res2 = x / y;  cout << res2;    return 0; } 

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5. Modulus Operator (%)

The modulus operator (%) is used to find the remainder when one number is divided by another. This operator only works with integers. Let's take a look at an example:

#include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() {  int a = 10, b = 3;    // Finding the remainder  int res = a % b;  cout << res ;  return 0; } 

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6. Increment Operator (++)

The increment operator (++) is used to add 1 to the given operand. It is a binary operator that works only on single operand. It works on both integers and floating-point numbers. Let's take a look at an example:

#include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() {  int a = 10;    // Add 1 to a  a++; // It can also be written as ++a  cout << a ;  return 0; } 

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The increment operator can also be written before the operand. e.g. ++a. It is called preincrement.

7. Decrement Operator (++)

The decrement operator (--) is used to subtract 1 from the given operand. It is a binary operator that works only on single operand. It works on both integers and floating-point numbers. Let's take a look at an example:

#include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() {  int a = 10;    // Subtract 1 from a  a--; // it can also be --a;  cout << a ;  return 0; } 

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The decrement operator can also be written before the operand. e.g. --a. It is called predecrement.