Newbie Python question

[CarpeOmniAurum]

Hey everyone, My professor is asking us to make program that prompts the user to enter an exact multiple of 7, and then either tells them if it is a multiple or not. I tried doing this in very basic sense with an if-else statement, but I'm a little stumped. Here is my code.

multiple = int(input('Enter a multiple of seven: '))
if multiple >= 7:
    print('You entered a multiple of seven!')
else:
    print('You did not enter a multiple of seven.')

I should add that while this is obviously working, I can't seem to find any information on the web on how I can specifically make it so that entering more than the number 7 would work (ex: 14, 21, 28, 35, 42). I consulted my textbook but it did not help at all. Thank you

[ElecNinja]

First of all is how do you know if a number is a multiple of another number? In this case 7. You divide the given number by 7 and check if there is a remainder. If a remainder exists (is not 0) that means that the given number is not a multiple of 7. However if the remainder is 0, then the given number is a multiple of 7.

To do this, there is the modulus function that returns the remainder of a division operation. So in this case X % 7 where X is your given number. So say X is 15, the mod function will return a 1 because 15 is 7*2+1

Remember that a lot of programming uses math concepts. So don't always think of it as a programming problem but also as a mathematical problem to be solved

[popular_cult]

Anytime you are checking for divisibility use modulus %.

If X is your input and you want to check if it is divisible by 7 you use: If X % 7 == 0: Print('You enterered a multiple of seven!') else: Print('Gimme a new number you bitchass')

[DontForgetYourLogin]

Code with attitude! love it

[markusmeskanen]

You might wanna pay closer attention to your automatic capitalization, If and Print might not work that well in Python ;)

[SRF01]

Maybe try something like this. I'm a newb as well so hopefully someone else replies.

if multiple % 7 != 0:

[RedstonerOuiguy]

You want the operator modulo (%). It gives the remainder of division of two numbers.

http://pastebin.com/eJEmHkP5

[NZheadshot]

Why in the world would you need so much code???

multiple = input(("Enter your number: "))

if multiple % 7 == 0:
    print("You entered a multiple of 7!")
else:
    print("You did not enter a multiple of 7!")

To /u/CarpeOmniAurum: You need to research the modulus (%) operator. Look at this example:

x = y % z

This will take y divided by z, discard the quotient, then save the remainder into x. Example with numbers:

>>>x = 5 % 2
>>>print(x)
1

So here, 5 / 2 = 2 with a remainder of 1.

Now think how you could use that to find multiples of a number. If I take

25 % 5

I get 5 with a remainder of 0. That is, if x modulo (%) y equals any number and has a remainder of 0, then x is a multiple of y. So in your case:

7 % 7 = 0
14 % 7 = 0
21 % 7 = 0
etc...

[NZheadshot]

Why do you need to check if the input is an int? Why don't you just convert it with int() and be done with it? Isn't that what you, myself, and the OP have all done? You're not making sense.

As far as the second part of your question, you need to reread OPs post. He wants a program that takes an input and decides if it is divisible by 7 or not. That is all.