QUOTIENT Function in Excel: Whole-Number Division

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MathLevel: IntermediateAvailable in: Excel 2007+

In this article

1. Syntax
2. Examples
3. Example 1
4. Example 2
5. QUOTIENT in practice
6. Where you will use it
7. Worked example
8. Mistakes people make
9. Related functions
10. Continue learning

QUOTIENT returns only the integer part of a division; MOD returns the remainder.

Syntax

=QUOTIENT(numerator, denominator)

Argument	What it means
numerator, denominator	Numbers.

Examples

Example 1

=QUOTIENT(B2, 12)&" boxes + "&MOD(B2, 12)&" loose"

150 items → 12 boxes + 6 loose.

Example 2

=QUOTIENT(A2, 60)&"h "&MOD(A2, 60)&"m"

Minutes into hours and minutes.

QUOTIENT in practice

Where you will use it

• Full boxes from a quantity
• Whole hours from minutes
• Integer part of division

Worked example

Qty	Per box	Formula	Result
125	12	=QUOTIENT(A2,B2)	10
60	7	=QUOTIENT(A3,B3)	8
-17	5	=QUOTIENT(A4,B4)	-3

Results calculated in Excel.

Mistakes people make

Mistake	What to do instead
Negatives	QUOTIENT truncates toward zero (-3), INT rounds down (-4)
Need the remainder	Use MOD

Related functions

MOD · INT

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