Divisibility Challenge: Mastering the Modulo Operator in Python

Introduction

In Python, we can use the modulo operator (%) to check if a number is divisible by another number. If the remainder is equal to 0, then the number is divisible. In this challenge, you will create a function that checks if a number is divisible by another number.

Skills Graph

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Number is divisible

Problem

Write a function is_divisible(dividend, divisor) that takes two integers as arguments and returns True if the dividend is divisible by the divisor, and False otherwise.

Example

is_divisible(6, 3) ## True
is_divisible(7, 2) ## False
is_divisible(10, 5) ## True

Summary

In this challenge, you learned how to check if a number is divisible by another number using the modulo operator. You created a function that takes two integers as arguments and returns True if the dividend is divisible by the divisor, and False otherwise.

Number is divisible | Challenge