Ensure a variable is divisible by 4

Paul McGuire ptmcg at austin.rr._bogus_.com
Mon Dec 4 17:53:12 EST 2006


<geskerrett at hotmail.com> wrote in message 
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>I am sure this is a basic math issue, but is there a better way to
> ensure an int variable is divisible by 4 than by doing the following;
>
> x = 111
> x = (x /4) * 4
>
> Just seems a bit clunky to me.
>

All numbers are divisible by 4.  (cf. Little Man Tate)

-- Paul 





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