Chapter 2.7, Problem 20CP

Program Plan Intro

Integer division:

In Python, “//” operator performs the integer division.

• • This operator is used to divide one number by another number. The result of this integer division is given as a whole number.
• • If the result is a positive value, then the decimal part is truncated.
• • If the result is a negative value, then the decimal part is rounded away from “0” to the nearest integer value.

Example:

Consider the example of integer division as follows:

  value = 7 // 2

Explanation:

Here, the value “7” is divided by “2” and the output “3” is stored into variable “value”.