what does this symbol mean actionscript 2 ( %)

[hansolo]

what is the percentage symbol mean in actionscript2. i%2 == 0 ( its 0 checling if it equal to var numberOfRows:Number = 8; for (i=0; i<numberOfRows; i++) {if (i%2 == 0 & j%2 == 0) {mc.gotoAndStop(2);}

[Synook]

It's the modulo (remainder) operator.