Matlab integer format for answer

How do I get matlab to output the answer of (2+24)/(4*3) as an integer? It keps giving the answer as a decimal

2.166666666666667

Answer 1

[Image Analyst]

Try a function, like int32(), fix(), ceil(), floor(), uint8(), int32(round()), etc.

a = (2+24)/(4*3) % Floating point.
aInteger = int32(a)
whos aInteger; % int32

aInteger = round(a)
whos aInteger; % Double

aInteger = floor(a)
whos aInteger; % Double

aInteger = ceil(a)
whos aInteger; % Double

aInteger = fix(a)
whos aInteger; % double

aInteger = uint16(a)
whos aInteger; % uint16

Note that with round(), ceil(), floor(), and fix() you will end up with a double but with no fractional part. If you want an actual integer, you have to cast to an integer data type with int32(), int16(), etc.

Answer 2

[Thorsten]

Because the result is not an integer. To convert from decimal to integer, use one of these functions:

round, floor, ceil

[Image Analyst]

Those give doubles with no fractional part.