{"id":5913,"date":"2022-04-12T23:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T17:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/?p=5913"},"modified":"2022-04-12T14:38:30","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T09:08:30","slug":"cpp-program-to-subtract-two-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/cpp-program-to-subtract-two-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"C++ Program to Subtract Two Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this post, we will learn <strong>how to subtract two numbers using the C++<\/strong> Programming language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The below program asks the user to enter two numbers, after that it performs the subtraction using the minus <strong>(-) <\/strong>operator and stores the result in a third variable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, it prints the result on the screen using the <strong>cout<\/strong> statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, without further ado, let\u2019s begin this tutorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662c74c30e20f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><label class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/label>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0090ff;color:#0090ff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0090ff;color:#0090ff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662c74c30e20f\" checked \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/cpp-program-to-subtract-two-numbers\/#C_Program_to_Subtract_Two_Numbers\" title=\"C++ Program to Subtract Two Numbers\">C++ Program to Subtract Two Numbers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/cpp-program-to-subtract-two-numbers\/#How_Does_This_Program_Work\" title=\"How Does This Program Work?\">How Does This Program Work?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/cpp-program-to-subtract-two-numbers\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"C_Program_to_Subtract_Two_Numbers\"><\/span><strong>C++ Program to Subtract Two Numbers<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"cpp\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">\/\/ C++ Program to Subtract Two Numbers\n#include &lt;iostream>\nusing namespace std;\n\nint main(){\n    int num1, num2, sub;\n    \n    \/\/ Asking for input\n    cout &lt;&lt; \"Enter the first number: \";\n    cin >> num1;\n    cout &lt;&lt; \"Enter the second number: \";\n    cin >> num2;\n    \n    \/\/ Subtract two numbers\n    sub = num1 - num2;\n    \n    \/\/ Display output\n    cout &lt;&lt; \"The subtraction of two numbers = \" &lt;&lt; sub &lt;&lt; endl;\n    return 0;\n}\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5246141430412355\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5246141430412355\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8798433565\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Output<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code has-ast-global-color-5-color has-ast-global-color-8-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><code>Enter the first number: 32\r\nEnter the second number: 18\r\nThe subtraction of two numbers = 14\r<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Does_This_Program_Work\"><\/span><strong>How Does This Program Work?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"cpp\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">    int num1, num2, sub;\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>In this program, we have declared <strong>three integer data type<\/strong> variables named <strong>num1<\/strong>, <strong>num2<\/strong>, and <strong>sub<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"cpp\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">    \/\/ Asking for input\n    cout &lt;&lt; \"Enter the first number: \";\n    cin >> num1;\n    cout &lt;&lt; \"Enter the second number; \";\n    cin >> num2;\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The user is asked to enter two numbers. The entered numbers get stored in the <strong>num1<\/strong> and <strong>num2<\/strong> named variables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"cpp\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">    \/\/ Subtract two numbers\n    sub = num1 - num2;\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>After that, we perform the subtraction of two numbers using the minus <strong>(-)<\/strong> arithmetic operator. The result gets stored in the <strong>sub <\/strong>named variable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"cpp\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">    \/\/ Display output\n    cout &lt;&lt; \"The subtraction of two numbers = \" &lt;&lt; sub &lt;&lt; endl;\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, the result is displayed on the screen using the <strong>cout<\/strong> statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope after going through this post, you understand <strong>how to subtract two numbers using the C++<\/strong> Programming language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any doubt regarding the program, then contact us in the comment section. 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