Java: Arithmetic Operators

May 11, 2022

Operators

Java provides quite a variety of operators which come in handy to the programmer for the manipulation of variables.

The operators in java are as follows:

Arithmetic Operators
Relational Operators
Bitwise Operators
Logical Operators
Assignment Operators
Miscellaneous Operators

Arithmetic Operators

They are used in mathematical expressions in the same way that they are used in algebra, i.e, to perform the basic mathematical functions.

These operators perform the most simple calculations and are five in number as shown in the table.

Operator	Functionality	Syntax
+	Addition	a+b
–	Subtraction	a-b
*	Multiplication	a*b
/	Division	a/b
%	Modulus	a%b

Syntax with Example

Run

class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {

    // declare variables
    int a = 26, b = 4;

    // addition operator
    System.out.println("a + b = " + (a + b));

    // subtraction operator
    System.out.println("a - b = " + (a - b));

    // multiplication operator
    System.out.println("a * b = " + (a * b));

    // division operator
    System.out.println("a / b = " + (a / b));

    // modulo operator
    System.out.println("a % b = " + (a % b));
  }
}

Output

a + b = 30
a - b = 22
a * b = 104
a / b = 6
a % b = 2