# For some reason some math results in 0
**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/for-some-reason-some-math-results-in-0/949
**Category:** Processing
**Created:** [June 14, 2018, 7:52am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/for-some-reason-some-math-results-in-0/949 "2018-06-14T07:52:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Grimtin10](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Grimtin10)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2018, 7:52am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/for-some-reason-some-math-results-in-0/949/1 "2018-06-14T07:52:22Z")
So I am trying to calculate pi (don’t ask), I have a variable, P, which when two random numbers _don’t_ share a common factor, it goes up. Then I divide by the amount of times I do that. The problem is, when doing something like dividing it by 100 (when it is 64), it results a 0. Any help?
-Grim
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### Author:  [@colin](https://discourse.processing.org/u/colin)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2018, 8:05am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/for-some-reason-some-math-results-in-0/949/2 "2018-06-14T08:05:37Z")
Hi @Grimtin10 😌
Are you sure the variables you’re dividing are float ?
This happened to me so many times …
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### Author:  [@TfGuy44](https://discourse.processing.org/u/TfGuy44)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2018, 8:14am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/for-some-reason-some-math-results-in-0/949/3 "2018-06-14T08:14:07Z")
`64 / 100 = 0`
`64.0 / 100.0 = 0.64`
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### Author:  [@Grimtin10](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Grimtin10)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2018, 8:17am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/for-some-reason-some-math-results-in-0/949/4 "2018-06-14T08:17:29Z")
oh. that makes sense