Using Calculator Through Command Prompt

We have some different trick to use our Command prompt as a different way for differnt use. One of them is to use command prompt as a calculator. Have you ever imagined that a command prompt can be use to calculate your sum and simple calculation related to Mathematics? The command processor CMD.EXE comes with a mini-calculator that can perform simple Arithmetic on 32-bit signed integers. So it can be use like a calculator to calculate some Arithmetic problems.

To make use of command prompt as a calculator just follow the step listed below:-

Note :- To Start command prompt (Go to Start > Run > Type "cmd" and press enter.

Step 1. C:\>set /a 2+2  for addition

                4

Step 2. C:\>set /a 2*(8/2)  for multiplication and division

                8

Step 3. C:\>set /a (2*9)/2

                9

Step 4. C:\>set /a "31>>2"

                7

Note that we had to quote the shift operator since it would otherwise be misinterpreted as a "redirect stdout and append" operator.

For more information type set /? at the command prompt.

Using this trick you can use command prompt as a calculator and make your friend impress using these codes to the command prompt.

Enjoy :-)