Multiples

[puk.akhimien]

Hi,

I have written an application that identifies if the fisrt number entered is a multiple of the second number. The application also displays the multiplication table of the second number. What I am now trying to do is to identify which postion the multiple is. For example,

5 * 4 = 20. 20 is the forth multiple of 5

4 * 5 = 20. 20 is the fifth multiple of 4

I would like the app to say which position the multiple is of the second number.

Any help would be welcome thanks

[Slavi]

So basically you enter first number 5, second 20 and you are trying to find which multiple it is? how about 20/5 = 4?

[stultuske]

Slavi: the way I understand it, he types:

4*5=20

so, here he has:
first: 4
operator: *
second: 5
result: 20

<result> = <second>th multiple of <first>

Puk: how is this different from printing:

<result> = <first>th multiple of <second>

?

if this is not what you are doing could you please elaborate on what exactly you did already?

[Puk_1]

Yes Slavi. That is right you enter the first number 5 then second 20. The program determines and prints that 20 is a multiple of 5. It also prints the multiplication table of 5 but I also want it to say that 20 is the fourth multiple of 5.
I have done the determination of the multiple and the multiplication tables already

[Hiroshe]

I have done the determination of the multiple and the multiplication tables already

Then what do you need help with? The print statement?

[Slavi]

Ok, so in order to find out whether it is a multiple, you can use the % operator, if it returns 0 then it is. If so, just divide the second number to the first number and u'll get the number you want. if you want to get all multiples of a number , up to 10 for example, you could do this

private int multiple;

public void findMultiples(int firstNumber){
     for(int i = 1; i<11; i++){
         multiple = i*firstNumber;
         System.out.println("Multiple at position "+ i+1 +"is "+ multiple);
     }
}

Is this what you need? I am sorry but as the others I am having troubles understanding the question

[Puk_1]

Thank you Slavi. I have been able to do it! Following your instructions and example. Thank you :)