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Revision as of 11:04, 8 July 2024

Introduction

Usual integer division rounds down: for . To round up (if overflow is not an issue), you can use following algorithm with the usual roundig down division:

Proof

Proof is in two parts; 1st if divides , and if not. Note that usual integer division rounds down.

Part 1. If divides we have for some . Thus we have