Can a remainder be a negative number?

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Remainder is always positive in modular arithmetic if the divisor is positive. According to Euclid's division algorithm lemma remainder in mathematics is always defined as a positive number. So remainder can not be a negative number in any case
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A remainder can only be positive by definition.
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