Integer Operator \

Integer Division Operator (\)

The back slash operator performs integer division
This is a great way of dividing and rounding down in one simple operation
The datatype returned is a numeric type appropriate for the datatypes used
Before performing the division any floating-point values are converted to Long

10 \ 3 = 3

Division (\) with Integer Result

The back slash (\) peforms integer division.
12 / 5 = 2
The answer is returned as an Integer.