diff --git a/src/ast/rewriter/arith_rewriter.cpp b/src/ast/rewriter/arith_rewriter.cpp
index 635d5a3f2..658ca4110 100644
--- a/src/ast/rewriter/arith_rewriter.cpp
+++ b/src/ast/rewriter/arith_rewriter.cpp
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ br_status arith_rewriter::mk_idiv_core(expr * arg1, expr * arg2, expr_ref & resu
             return BR_REWRITE3;
         }
     } 
-    if (divides(arg1, arg2, result)) { 
+    if (get_divides(arg1, arg2, result)) { 
         expr_ref zero(m_util.mk_int(0), m); 
         result = m.mk_ite(m.mk_eq(zero, arg2), m_util.mk_idiv(arg1, zero), result);
         return BR_REWRITE_FULL; 
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ br_status arith_rewriter::mk_idiv_core(expr * arg1, expr * arg2, expr_ref & resu
 //  
 // implement div ab ac = floor( ab / ac) = floor (b / c) = div b c 
 //
-bool arith_rewriter::divides(expr* num, expr* den, expr_ref& result) { 
+bool arith_rewriter::get_divides(expr* num, expr* den, expr_ref& result) { 
     expr_fast_mark1 mark; 
     rational num_r(1), den_r(1); 
     expr* num_e = nullptr, *den_e = nullptr; 
@@ -1229,23 +1229,25 @@ static rational symmod(rational const& a, rational const& b) {
     if (2*r > b) r -= b;
     return r;
 }
-    
+
 br_status arith_rewriter::mk_mod_core(expr * arg1, expr * arg2, expr_ref & result) {
     set_curr_sort(arg1->get_sort());
-    numeral x, y;
-    bool is_num_x = m_util.is_numeral(arg1, x);
-    bool is_num_y = m_util.is_numeral(arg2, y);
-    if (is_num_x && is_num_y && !y.is_zero()) {
-        result = m_util.mk_int(mod(x, y));
+    numeral v1, v2;
+    bool is_int;
+    bool is_num1 = m_util.is_numeral(arg1, v1, is_int);
+    bool is_num2 = m_util.is_numeral(arg2, v2, is_int);
+
+    if (is_num1 && is_num2 && !v2.is_zero()) {
+        result = m_util.mk_numeral(mod(v1, v2), is_int);
         return BR_DONE;
     }
 
-    if (is_num_y && y.is_int() && (y.is_one() || y.is_minus_one())) {
+    if (is_num2 && is_int && (v2.is_one() || v2.is_minus_one())) {
         result = m_util.mk_numeral(numeral(0), true);
         return BR_DONE;
     }
 
-    if (arg1 == arg2 && !is_num_y) {
+    if (arg1 == arg2 && !is_num2) {
         expr_ref zero(m_util.mk_int(0), m);
         result = m.mk_ite(m.mk_eq(arg2, zero), m_util.mk_mod(zero, zero), zero);
         return BR_DONE;
@@ -1253,46 +1255,45 @@ br_status arith_rewriter::mk_mod_core(expr * arg1, expr * arg2, expr_ref & resul
 
     // mod is idempotent on non-zero modulus.
     expr* t1, *t2;
-    if (m_util.is_mod(arg1, t1, t2) && t2 == arg2 && is_num_y && y.is_int() && !y.is_zero()) {
-        result = arg1;
-        return BR_DONE;
-    }
-
-    rational lo, hi;
-    if (is_num_y && get_range(arg1, lo, hi) && 0 <= lo && hi < y) {
+    if (m_util.is_mod(arg1, t1, t2) && t2 == arg2 && is_num2 && is_int && !v2.is_zero()) {
         result = arg1;
         return BR_DONE;
     }
 
     // propagate mod inside only if there is something to reduce.
-    if (is_num_y && y.is_int() && y.is_pos() && (is_add(arg1) || is_mul(arg1))) {
+    if (is_num2 && is_int && v2.is_pos() && (is_add(arg1) || is_mul(arg1))) {
         TRACE("mod_bug", tout << "mk_mod:\n" << mk_ismt2_pp(arg1, m) << "\n" << mk_ismt2_pp(arg2, m) << "\n";);
         expr_ref_buffer args(m);
         bool change = false;
         for (expr* arg : *to_app(arg1)) {
             rational arg_v;
-            if (m_util.is_numeral(arg, arg_v) && mod(arg_v, y) != arg_v) {
+            if (m_util.is_numeral(arg, arg_v) && mod(arg_v, v2) != arg_v) {
                 change = true;
-                args.push_back(m_util.mk_numeral(mod(arg_v, y), true));
+                args.push_back(m_util.mk_numeral(mod(arg_v, v2), true));
             }
             else if (m_util.is_mod(arg, t1, t2) && t2 == arg2) {
                 change = true;
                 args.push_back(t1);
             }
-            else if (m_util.is_mul(arg, t1, t2) && m_util.is_numeral(t1, arg_v) && symmod(arg_v, y) != arg_v) {
+            else if (m_util.is_mul(arg, t1, t2) && m_util.is_numeral(t1, arg_v) && symmod(arg_v, v2) != arg_v) {
                 change = true;
-                args.push_back(m_util.mk_mul(m_util.mk_numeral(symmod(arg_v, y), true), t2));
+                args.push_back(m_util.mk_mul(m_util.mk_numeral(symmod(arg_v, v2), true), t2));
             }
             else {
                 args.push_back(arg);
             }
         }
-        if (!change) {
-            return BR_FAILED; // did not find any target for applying simplification
+        if (change) {
+            result = m_util.mk_mod(m.mk_app(to_app(arg1)->get_decl(), args.size(), args.data()), arg2);
+            TRACE("mod_bug", tout << "mk_mod result: " << mk_ismt2_pp(result, m) << "\n";);
+            return BR_REWRITE3;
         }
-        result = m_util.mk_mod(m.mk_app(to_app(arg1)->get_decl(), args.size(), args.data()), arg2);
-        TRACE("mod_bug", tout << "mk_mod result: " << mk_ismt2_pp(result, m) << "\n";);
-        return BR_REWRITE3;
+    }
+
+    expr* x, *y;
+    if (is_num2 && v2.is_pos() && m_util.is_mul(arg1, x, y) && m_util.is_numeral(x, v1, is_int) && divides(v1, v2)) {
+        result = m_util.mk_mul(x, m_util.mk_mod(y, m_util.mk_int(v2/v1)));        
+        return BR_REWRITE1;
     }
 
     return BR_FAILED;
diff --git a/src/ast/rewriter/arith_rewriter.h b/src/ast/rewriter/arith_rewriter.h
index a9a30fe00..01fea0ac7 100644
--- a/src/ast/rewriter/arith_rewriter.h
+++ b/src/ast/rewriter/arith_rewriter.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class arith_rewriter : public poly_rewriter<arith_rewriter_core> {
     expr_ref neg_monomial(expr * e);
     expr * mk_sin_value(rational const & k);
     app * mk_sqrt(rational const & k);
-    bool divides(expr* d, expr* n, expr_ref& result);
+    bool get_divides(expr* d, expr* n, expr_ref& result);
     expr_ref remove_divisor(expr* arg, expr* num, expr* den); 
     void flat_mul(expr* e, ptr_buffer<expr>& args); 
     void remove_divisor(expr* d, ptr_buffer<expr>& args);