Which operator is used to perform integer division (discarding any remainder)?

Which operator is used to perform integer division (discarding any remainder)?

• A. Division
• B. MOD - remainder after division
• C. Equal to
• D. DIV - integer division

Answer: (D)

Integer division keeps only the whole-number part of a division and drops any fractional remainder. The operator that does this is the one often written as DIV, which returns the quotient without the remainder. For example, 7 DIV 3 equals 2, because the remainder is discarded. The general division operator would produce a decimal result like 2.333..., which includes the remainder. The modulo operator (MOD) gives the remainder itself, not the quotient. The equal-to operator checks if two values are the same. Therefore, DIV is the correct choice for integer division.

Integer division keeps only the whole-number part of a division and drops any fractional remainder. The operator that does this is the one often written as DIV, which returns the quotient without the remainder. For example, 7 DIV 3 equals 2, because the remainder is discarded. The general division operator would produce a decimal result like 2.333..., which includes the remainder. The modulo operator (MOD) gives the remainder itself, not the quotient. The equal-to operator checks if two values are the same. Therefore, DIV is the correct choice for integer division.