JavaScript Arithmetic Operators



Arithmetic Operators

OperatorDescriptionJS Example
+Additiona + b
Subtractiona - b
*Multiplicationa * b
**Exponentiationa ** b
/Divisiona / b
%Modulusa % b
++Incrementa++
Decrementa--

Tutorials

Examples

Addition

var a = 5;
var b = 4;
var result = a + b;
console.log(result);

Subtraction

var a = 5;
var b = 4;
var result = a - b;
console.log(result);

Multiplication

var a = 5;
var b = 4;
var result = a * b;
console.log(result);

Exponentiation

var a = 5;
var b = 4;
var result = a ** b;
console.log(result);

Division

var a = 14;
var b = 4;
var result = a / b;
console.log(result);

Modulus

var a = 14;
var b = 4;
var result = a % b;
console.log(result);

Increment

var a = 5;
a++;
console.log(a);

Decrement

var a = 5;
a--;
console.log(a);