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Arithmetic Operators in Go Programming Language

The arithmetic operators are used to perform common arithmetical operations, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication etc.

Here's a complete list of Golang's arithmetic operators:

Operator Description Example Result
+ Addition x + y Sum of x and y
- Subtraction x - y Subtracts one value from another
* Multiplication x * y Multiplies two values
/ Division x / y Quotient of x and y
% Modulus x % y Remainder of x divided by y
++ Increment x++ Increases the value of a variable by 1
-- Decrement x-- Decreases the value of a variable by 1

The following example will show you these arithmetic operators in action:

Example

package main

import "fmt"

func main() {
	var x, y = 35, 7

	fmt.Printf("x + y = %d\n", x+y)
	fmt.Printf("x - y = %d\n", x-y)
	fmt.Printf("x * y = %d\n", x*y)
	fmt.Printf("x / y = %d\n", x/y)
	fmt.Printf("x mod y = %d\n", x%y)

	x++
	fmt.Printf("x++ = %d\n", x)

	y--
	fmt.Printf("y-- = %d\n", y)
}

Output

x + y = 42
x - y = 28
x * y = 245
x / y = 5
x mod y = 0
x++ = 36
y-- = 6
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