DIVD/DIVX Command

Use DIVD to divide one decimal number by another; use DIVX to divide one hexadecimal number by another.

Format

DIVD n m

DIVX n m

Parameter(s)

n

Number to be divided.

m

Number that divides n.

Description

Precede negative decimal numbers with a minus sign. Hexadecimal numbers are negative in the range X’FFFFFFFFFFFF (-1) to X’800000000001 (-140,737,488,355,327).

Dividing a Decimal Number

The following example divides 3 by 7. The remainder is displayed after the quotient:

>DIVD 3  7

      0   3

Dividing a Hexadecimal Number

The following example divides F by A:

>DIVX F A

      1   5