Try:
var startDate = new Date('05/03/2016');
var endDate = new Date('05/10/2016');
var numOfDates = getBusinessDatesCount(startDate,endDate);
function getBusinessDatesCount(startDate, endDate) {
let count = 0;
const curDate = new Date(startDate.getTime());
while (curDate <= endDate) {
const dayOfWeek = curDate.getDay();
if(dayOfWeek !== 0 && dayOfWeek !== 6) count++;
curDate.setDate(curDate.getDate() + 1);
}
alert(count);
return count;
}