It is called the divisor.
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The number doing the dividing in a division problem
The answer to a long division problem is a quotient.
The correct term is dividend. The number doing the dividing is the divisor and the answer is the quotient.
In the calculation 19 ÷ 3 = 6 and 1 over.* 19 is called the dividend * 3 is called the divisor * 6 is called the quotient * 1 is called the remainder
Consider 23/1.344 This can be written as 23000/1344 (we multiplied both numerator and denominator by 1000 and doing so does not change the original value). Lo and behold we have converted dividing by decimal to dividing whole numbers. Consider 23.089/4.6788 This can be written as 230890/46788 (we multiplied both numerator and denominator by 10000 and doing so does not change the original value). Lo and behold we have converted dividing by decimal to dividing whole numbers.