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I've always thought about it as part of the process they're fulfilling.

12 divided by 4 = 3 (Four and three are divisors of 12)

4 x 3 = 12 (Four and three are factors of 12)

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If an integer, X, is a factor of an integer Y, then X goes into Y evenly and therefore X divides Y - ie X is a divisor.

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