What is MOD Function in Excel?
The MOD function is one of the math functions of Excel.
It returns the remainder after a number is divided by a divisor.
We can find this function in Math & trig of insert function Tab.
How to use MOD function in excel
- Click on an empty cell (like F5 )
2. Click on the fx icon (or press shift+F3)
3. In the insert function tab you will see all functions
4. Select math and trig category
5. Select MOD function
6. Then select ok
7. In the function Arguments Tab you will see MOD function
8. Number section is the value for which you want to find the remainder after the division is performed
9. Divisor section is the number by which you want to divide a number
10. If you enter for example(100,10) result will be 0
11. If you enter (100,9) result will be 1
12. If you enter (-100,9) result will be 8
13. You will see results in the formula result section
Things to Remember
- The argument of this function is number
- The argument of this function is required and not optional
- This function is available for all excel versions (2007-2019)
Examples of MOD function in excel
Example 1:
How to use MOD function in excel
You can see examples of MOD function below:
mod(A2,B2) ----->>>>answer is 3.141
mod(A3,B3) ----->>>>answer is 2.094
mod(A4,B4) ----->>>>answer is 1.570
mod(A5,B5) ----->>>>answer is 1.047
mod(A6,B6) ----->>>>answer is 0What is the purpose of MOD function?
It returns the remainder after a number is divided by a divisor.
What is the Return value of MOD function?
It returns a number.
How many arguments does MOD function have?
This function has just 1 Argument.
The argument of MOD function is number.
Number section is the value for which you want to find the remainder after the division is performed.
Divisor section is the number by which you want to divide a number.
The argument of MOD function is required and not optional.
MOD(number) = number
Which version of excel supports MOD function?
This function is available for all excel versions (2003-2019)
