Thread: Help please.

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    Help please.

    I have this project from school that has me program a code to tell the user if a given number is lucky or not. The number is lucky if it is a factor of 7, 11, or ends with a 7. I can do the first two parts but the last i dont get (ends in 7 part). Any help would be awsome.

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    Try using the % operator.

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    convert it to a string and check the last character.

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    The % (modulus) operator is cleaner. Or more efficient anyway.
    Code:
    if(number % 10 == 7) {
        std::cout << "number ends with a 7.\n";
    }
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