# What are basic JavaScript mathematical operators?

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The basic mathematical operators in JavaScript include the following −

• Arithmetic Operators
• Comparison Operators
• Logical (or Relational) Operators
• Assignment Operators

Let’s see how Arithmetic operators work and what does it include −

 Sr.No Operator and Description 1 + (Addition)Adds two operandsEx: A + B will give 30 2 - (Subtraction)Subtracts the second operand from the firstEx: A - B will give -10 3 * (Multiplication)Multiply both operandsEx: A * B will give 200 4 / (Division)Divide the numerator by the denominatorEx: B / A will give 2 5 % (Modulus)Outputs the remainder of an integer divisionEx: B % A will give 0 6 ++ (Increment)Increases an integer value by oneEx: A++ will give 11 7 -- (Decrement)Decreases an integer value by oneEx: A-- will give 9

## Example

You can try to run the following code to learn how to work Arithmetic Operators in JavaScript −

<html>
<body>
<script>
var a = 77;
var b = 30;
var c = "Demo";
var linebreak = "<br />";

document.write("a + b = ");
result = a + b;
document.write(result);
document.write(linebreak);

document.write("a - b = ");
result = a - b;
document.write(result);
document.write(linebreak);

document.write("a / b = ");
result = a / b;
document.write(result);
document.write(linebreak);

document.write("a % b = ");
result = a % b;
document.write(result);
document.write(linebreak);

document.write("a + b + c = ");
result = a + b + c;
document.write(result);
document.write(linebreak);

a = ++a;
document.write("++a = ");
result = ++a;
document.write(result);
document.write(linebreak);

b = --b;
document.write("--b = ");
result = --b;
document.write(result);
document.write(linebreak);
</script>
</body>
</html>
Published on 16-Feb-2018 14:59:18