The number doing the dividing in a division problem
The Divisor
It is called the divisor.
The dividend is divided by the divisor to get the quotient.
The dividend is divided by the divisor to get the quotient.
The dividend is divided by the divisor to get the quotient.
The dividend is divided by the divisor to get the quotient.
In a division problem, the number being divided is the Dividend, the number doing the dividing is the Divisor, and the solution to the problem is called the, "Quotient". (KWO-shunt)
The number being divided is called the dividend.The number doing the dividing is called the divisor.
numerator
Denominator
The divisor is the number doing the dividing, rather than the number being divided. For example, in the problem 144/12, 12 is dividing into 144, so 12 is the divisor. If you are dividing mass by volume to attempt to find density, the volume measurement will be the divisor.