error using fprintf function

A = 1000000000;
B = A / 512;

fprintf(B);    

Error using fprintf

No format character vector.

Error in MachineProblem5 (line 4)

fprintf(B);

can someone please help me with this error, fprinf funtion suddenly goes into error. Same goes with my previous works, it began to display fprintf error

Answer 1

[KSSV]

You have to specify a format specifier.

A = 1000000000;
B = A / 512;
fprintf('%f\n',B);     % %f is for floating point number, \n is for next line

Read more here: https://in.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/fprintf.html

[Joshua Mikhael Prieto]

Thank you so much! That solves the problem. I'll always keep that in mind.