Use 1, not 2.

js> 2.3 % 1
0.2999999999999998

(Math.round(num * 100) / 100).toFixed(2);

Live Demo

var num1 = "1";
document.getElementById('num1').innerHTML = (Math.round(num1 * 100) / 100).toFixed(2);

var num2 = "1.341";
document.getElementById('num2').innerHTML = (Math.round(num2 * 100) / 100).toFixed(2);

var num3 = "1.345";
document.getElementById('num3').innerHTML = (Math.round(num3 * 100) / 100).toFixed(2);

span {
    border: 1px solid #000;
    margin: 5px;
    padding: 5px;
}

<span id="num1"></span>
<span id="num2"></span>
<span id="num3"></span>

Note that it will round to 2 decimal places, so the input 1.346 will return 1.35.

You could use...

• Math.trunc() (truncate fractional part, also see below)
• Math.floor() (round down)
• Math.ceil() (round up)
• Math.round() (round to nearest integer)

...dependent on how you wanted to remove the decimal.

Math.trunc() isn't supported on all platforms yet (namely IE), but you could easily use a polyfill in the meantime.

Another method of truncating the fractional portion with excellent platform support is by using a bitwise operator (.e.g |0). The side-effect of using a bitwise operator on a number is it will treat its operand as a signed 32bit integer, therefore removing the fractional component. Keep in mind this will also mangle numbers larger than 32 bits.

You may also be talking about the inaccuracy of decimal rounding with floating point arithmetic.

Required Reading - What Every Computer Scientist Should Know About Floating-Point Arithmetic.

Number.prototype.countDecimals = function () {
    if(Math.floor(this.valueOf()) === this.valueOf()) return 0;
    return this.toString().split(".")[1].length || 0; 
}

When bound to the prototype, this allows you to get the decimal count (countDecimals();) directly from a number variable.

E.G.

var x = 23.453453453;
x.countDecimals(); // 9

It works by converting the number to a string, splitting at the . and returning the last part of the array, or 0 if the last part of the array is undefined (which will occur if there was no decimal point).

If you do not want to bind this to the prototype, you can just use this:

var countDecimals = function (value) {
    if(Math.floor(value) === value) return 0;
    return value.toString().split(".")[1].length || 0; 
}

EDIT by Black:

I have fixed the method, to also make it work with smaller numbers like 0.000000001

Number.prototype.countDecimals = function () {

    if (Math.floor(this.valueOf()) === this.valueOf()) return 0;

    var str = this.toString();
    if (str.indexOf(".") !== -1 && str.indexOf("-") !== -1) {
        return str.split("-")[1] || 0;
    } else if (str.indexOf(".") !== -1) {
        return str.split(".")[1].length || 0;
    }
    return str.split("-")[1] || 0;
}


var x = 23.453453453;
console.log(x.countDecimals()); // 9

var x = 0.0000000001;
console.log(x.countDecimals()); // 10

var x = 0.000000000000270;
console.log(x.countDecimals()); // 13

var x = 101;  // Integer number
console.log(x.countDecimals()); // 0