The number doing the dividing in a division problem
The divisor
The Divisor
It is called the divisor.
The answer to a long division problem is a 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.
The dividend is divided by the divisor to get the quotient.
The correct term is dividend. The number doing the dividing is the divisor and the answer is the quotient.
because if the remainder is larger than that means you can still keep on dividing the number...but once it is smaller it means that you can't divide anymore
The number being divided is called the dividend.The number doing the dividing is called the divisor.