the divisor.
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The dividend.
The dividend is divided by the divisor to get the quotient.
In a division sum, for example, 6 / 3 = 2, the first number is called the dividend, the second number is called the divisor, and the answer is called the quotient.
The number that is going to be divided is called the dividend (or the first number in a division question), while the number that is going to do the dividing is called a divisor (the second number in the division sentence/equation). Example: 8 divided by 2 = 4 8 is the dividend 2 is the divisor 4 is the quotient, or the solution to the problem. (8 is the )
The number being divided is the dividend, which is being divided by the divisor to equal the quotient. (dividend) ÷ (divisor) = (quotient)