---
title: Number is divisible
type: snippet
tags: [math]
unlisted: true
cover: interior-9
dateModified: 2021-01-04T12:47:04+02:00
---

Checks if the first numeric argument is divisible by the second one.

- Use the modulo operator (`%`) to check if the remainder is equal to `0`.

```py
def is_divisible(dividend, divisor):
  return dividend % divisor == 0
```

```py
is_divisible(6, 3) # True
```