# `ArithmeticError` [🔗](https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/blob/v1.20.1/lib/elixir/lib/exception.ex#L1085) An exception raised on invalid arithmetic operations. For example, this exception is raised if you divide by `0`: iex> 1 / 0 ** (ArithmeticError) bad argument in arithmetic expression --- *Consult [api-reference.md](api-reference.md) for complete listing*