Thread: division without division operator

hello i started learning how to program this week and i am not able to complete this exercise you can see what is wrong in the code

static int division (int a, int b) {
int c= a-b;
while (c <= b) {
c = c - b;
}
if (c < b) {
return c + b; }

else {

return c;

}

Originally Posted by Norm

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Thanks for reply. I need the function to divide two numbers without the division operator and so I am using subtraction method, but when I perform the function I for example choose the number 31 for variable "a" which will divide by variable "b" which for example I choose 5. but the function only subtracts once but by the cycle I made it should subtract until it is not below the variable "b". The result of 31 divided by 5 gave 26.

Here is the code:

static int division (int a, int b) {
		int c= a-b;
		while (c <= b) {
			c = c - b;
		}
		if (c < b) {
			return c + b; }
 
		else {
 
			return c;
 
		}

Should the method count the number of times a subtraction is made? no need to count, just subtract the divisor and dividend until the result is no less than the dividend

What is in c when the method exits? a variable c is the result of subtraction


31/5=6 and 31-5=26, 26-5=21, 21-5=16, 16-5, 11-5=6, and this I want the function to do.

i already solve thanks for help.