REMAINDER Function [Numeric]

Returns the remainder when one whole number is divided by another.

Syntax

REMAINDER ( dividend, divisor )

Parameter	Description
dividend	The dividend, or numerator of the division.
divisor	The divisor, or denominator of the division.

INTEGER

NUMERIC

The following statement returns the value 2:

SELECT REMAINDER( 5, 3 ) FROM iq_dummy

REMAINDER is the same as the MOD function.

SQL—Vendor extension to ISO/ANSI SQL grammar.
Sybase—Not supported in Adaptive Server Enterprise. The % (modulo) operator and the division operator can be used to produce a remainder.