How to test if a number is a multiple of 5

[margaret]

I want to test whether a number is a multiple of 5. Is there a way to test whether the result of a division is an even number?

 

I've tried testing whether the last digit is a 0 or a 5 but so far it's not working.

 

Thanks.

[paul]

1) Divide your number by 5, save this result (res1)

2) Multiply res1 by 5, save this result (res2)

3) If your number equals res2, your number is divisible by 5

 

Same with odd/even numbers, using 2 as the divisor.

[kevin]

1) Divide your number by 5, save this result (res1)

2) Multiply res1 by 5, save this result (res2)

3) If your number equals res2, your number is divisible by 5

 

Same with odd/even numbers, using 2 as the divisor.

This works if you are using Integer variables.

 

Something like this might work if you want to use Decimal variables:

Variable Modify Decimal: %D2% = %D1% / 5
Variable Modify Decimal: Copy fraction part of %D2% to %D3%
Variable Modify Decimal: %D4% = %D3% * 5
Round Decimal Variable %D4% to 0 decimal places
If Variable %D4% = 0
 // Divisible by 5
Else
 // Not divisible by 5
End If

[margaret]

1) Divide your number by 5, save this result (res1)

2) Multiply res1 by 5, save this result (res2)

3) If your number equals res2, your number is divisible by 5

 

Same with odd/even numbers, using 2 as the divisor.

 

I'm afraid this doesn't make sense to me. Isn't dividing by 5 and then multiplying by 5 the same thing as multiplying by 1??

 

125 / 5 = 5.

5 x 5 = 125.

[paul]

I'm afraid this doesn't make sense to me. Isn't dividing by 5 and then multiplying by 5 the same thing as multiplying by 1??

 

125 / 5 = 5.

5 x 5 = 125.

Try these:

124/5 = 24

24*5 = 120

125 <> 120, therefore 124 is not a multiple of 5

 

125/5 = 25 (not 5 as you wrote above)

25*5 = 125

125 = 125, therefore 125 is a multiple of 5

 

QED

[margaret]

Meanwhile, I just went about it a different way.

 

If last digit of variable equals five

Or

If last digit of variable equals zero

Else

----- warn the user that his input variable is not a multiple of five

End If