Excel QUOTIENT Function

The QUOTIENT function returns the integer portion of division without the remainder. You can use QUOTIENT to discard the remainder after division. To perform division with a remainder, use the division operator "/". To return only the remainder, use the MOD function.

QUOTIENT function takes two arguments, numerator and denominator. Numerator is the number that should be divided, and denominator is the number to divide numerator by.

Examples

The number 5 divided by 2 returns 2.5, since 2 goes into 5 two and a half times:

=5/2 // returns 2.5

With the QUOTIENT function, the decimal portion is discarded:

=QUOTIENT(5,2) // returns 2

Other examples:

=QUOTIENT(3,5) // returns 0
=QUOTIENT(25,5) // returns 5
=QUOTIENT(10,3) // returns 3

Notes

• If denominator is zero (0) or a reference to an empty cell, QUOTIENT returns #DIV!
• To return only the remainder, use the MOD function.