Remainder : In the division of a whole number $x$ by a natural number $y$ the remainder is the unique whole number $r$ with $0\leq r\lt y$ with $x=m\cdot y+r$ for some whole number $m.$ The remainder is the number of leftover wholes in the division. For example the remainder of the division of 14 by 3 is 2 as $14=4\cdot 3+2.$ Remainders are fundamental for the concept of congruence modulo $y$ in number theory.