Exact division of numbers

Description

GMP gmp_divexact ( GMP $n , GMP $d )

Divides n by d, using fast "exact division" algorithm. This function produces correct results only when it is known in advance that d divides n.

Parameters

n

The number being divided.

Either a GMP number resource in PHP 5.5 and earlier, a GMP object in PHP 5.6 and later, or a numeric string provided that it is possible to convert the latter to a number.

d

The number that a is being divided by.

Either a GMP number resource in PHP 5.5 and earlier, a GMP object in PHP 5.6 and later, or a numeric string provided that it is possible to convert the latter to a number.

Return Values

A GMP number resource in PHP 5.5 and earlier, or a GMP object in PHP 5.6 and later.

Examples

Example #1 gmp_divexact() example


<?php
$div1 = gmp_divexact("10", "2");
echo gmp_strval($div1) . "\n";

$div2 = gmp_divexact("10", "3"); // bogus result
echo gmp_strval($div2) . "\n";
?>

The above example will output:

5
2863311534