DIV Function in SQL

The DIV is a string function in SQL which returns the quotient by dividing the first number from second number.

Syntax of DIV Function

In the DIV syntax, Number1 is the dividend and Number2 is the divisor.

In the Structured Query Language, we can also use the DIV function with the columns of the table as shown in the following block:

In this syntax, we have to define the name and columns of that table on which we want to perform the DIV function.

Examples of DIV function

Example 1: This example gets the quotient by dividing 101 by 4:

Output:

Division_of_101by4
25

Example 2: This example divides 101 by 4 and returns the quotient in result:

Output:

Division_of_2by2
1

Example 3: This example divides 8 by 5 and returns the quotient in result:

Output:

Division_of_8by5
1

Example 4: This example divides 255 by 200 and returns the quotient in result:

Output:

Division_of_255by200
1

Example 5: This example uses the DIV function with the SQL table.

In this example, we will create the new table through which we will perform the DIV function on the columns of the table:

The following shows the syntax to create the new table in SQL:

CREATE TABLE Name_of_New_Table
(
First_Column_of_table Data Type (character_size of First Column),  
Second_Column_of_table Data Type (character_size of the Second column ),  
Third_Column_of_table Data Type (character_size of the Third column),  
.......,  
Last_Column_of_table Data Type (character_size of the Last column)
);  

The following CREATE statement creates the Product_Details table for storing the price and quantity of products:

CREATE TABLE Product_Details
(
Product_ID INT NOT NULL,
Product_Name Varchar(50),
Product_Quantity INT,
Purchasing_Price INT,
Selling_Price INT,
Release_Date Date, 
Product_Rating INT
);

The following multiple INSERT queries insert the records of products with their selling and purchasing price into the Product_Details table:

INSERT INTO Product_Details (Product_ID, Product_Name, Product_ Quantity Purchasing_Price, Selling_Price, Release_Date, Product_Rating) VALUES (104, P1, 10, 945, NULL, 2022-04-30, NULL);

INSERT INTO Product_Details (Product_ID, Product_Name, Product_ Quantity Purchasing_Price, Selling_Price, Release_Date, Product_Rating) VALUES (202, P4, 15, 45, 75, 2022-01-28, 5);

INSERT INTO Product_Details (Product_ID, Product_Name, Product_ Quantity Purchasing_Price, Selling_Price, Release_Date, Product_Rating) VALUES (103, P2, 18, 25, NULL, 2022-02-18, 4);

INSERT INTO Product_Details (Product_ID, Product_Name, Product_ Quantity Purchasing_Price, Selling_Price, Release_Date, Product_Rating) VALUES (111, P7, 25, 5, 15, 2021-12-25, 9);

INSERT INTO Product_Details (Product_ID, Product_Name, Product_ Quantity Purchasing_Price, Selling_Price, Release_Date, Product_Rating) VALUES (210, P6, 15, 50, 70, 2021-10-15, NULL);

INSERT INTO Product_Details (Product_ID, Product_Name, Product_ Quantity Purchasing_Price, Selling_Price, Release_Date, Product_Rating) VALUES (212, P8, 19, 110, 250, 2022-01-28, 4);

INSERT INTO Product_Details (Product_ID, Product_Name, Product_ Quantity Purchasing_Price, Selling_Price, Release_Date, Product_Rating) VALUES (112, P10, 10, 550, 835, 2022-04-11, NULL);

The following SELECT statement displays the inserted records of the above Product_Details table:

Product_ID	Product_Name	Product_Quantity	Purchasing_Price	Selling_Price	Release_Date	Product_Rating
104	P1	10	945	NULL	2022-04-30	NULL
202	P4	15	45	75	2022-01-28	5
103	P2	18	25	NULL	2022-02-18	4
111	P7	25	5	15	2021-12-25	9
210	P6	15	50	70	2021-10-15	NULL
212	P8	19	110	250	2022-01-28	4
112	P10	10	550	835	2022-04-11	NULL

Query 1: The following SELECT query uses the DIV function with the Product_Quantity column of the above Product_Details table:

SELECT Product_ID, Product_ID DIV 100 AS Division_of_ProductID_by100 FROM Product_Details;

This query divides each product_id by 100 and returns the quotient after division.

Output:

Product_ID	Division_of_ProductID_by100
104	1
202	2
103	1
111	1
210	2
212	2
112	1

Query 2: The following SELECT query uses the DIV function with the and Purchasing_Price and Selling_Price column of the above Product_Details table:

SELECT Purchasing_Price, Product_Quantity, Purchasing_Price DIV Product_Quantity AS Division_ofpurhcaseprice, Selling_Price, Product_Quantity, Selling_Price DIV Product_Quantity AS Division_of_SellingPrice FROM Product_Details;

This query divides the purchasing price and selling price of each product by product quantity and returns the quotient.

Output: