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There is no real difference between the two operations. Division by a scalar (a number) is the same as multiplication by its reciprocal. Thus, division by 14 is the same as multiplication by (1/14).
P.E.M.D.A.S Parenthesis..( ) Exponants Multiplication Division Addition Subtraction Do Multiplication and Division left to right. Do the same to Addition and Subtraction.
The process is different for different operations: addition/subtraction, multiplication or division.
For the specific case of whole numbers, you can consider multiplication to be repeated addition; and division to be repeated subtraction (see how often you can subtract something).
Division is the opposite of multiplication.