It is called the divisor.
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.
The number doing the dividing in a division problem
The Divisor
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.
The answer to a long division problem is a quotient.
The number being divided is called the dividend.The number doing the dividing is called the divisor.
numerator
The number doing the dividing in a division problem is called the divisor. It determines how many times the dividend can be divided or split into equal parts. For example, in the division problem 12 ÷ 3, the divisor is 3, which indicates how many groups the dividend (12) will be divided into.
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.