Divisor

/dɪˈvaɪzər/ noun

Definition

A divisor is a number that divides another number exactly, with no remainder. In a division problem like 12 ÷ 3, the number 3 is the divisor.

Etymology

From Latin 'divisor' meaning 'one who divides', from 'dividere' meaning 'to divide'. It came into mathematical use to name the number doing the dividing.

Kelly Says

Every divisor is like a 'perfect cutter' for a number—it slices it into whole pieces with nothing left over. Listing all the divisors of a number is like x‑raying its structure to see what it’s built from.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መለያ
me-le-ya
ARالعربية
قاسم
qa-sim
BNবাংলা
বিভাজক
bi-bha-j-ok
CACatalà
divisor
di-vi-sor
CSČeština
dělitel
de-li-tel
DADansk
deler
de-ler
DEDeutsch
Teiler
ta-ler
ELΕλληνικά
διανυσθέν
dia-nus-then
ESEspañol
divisor
di-vi-sor
FAفارسی
مُقسِّم
mu-qassim
FISuomi
jakojainen
ja-ko-ja-i-nen
FRFrançais
diviseur
di-vi-zeur
GUGU
વિભાજક
vi-bha-jak
HAHA
dabaru
da-ba-ru
HEעברית
מחלק
me-chal-ek
HIहिन्दी
भाजक
bha-jak
HUMagyar
osztó
osh-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembagi
pem-ba-gi
IGIG
nwe
nwe
ITItaliano
divisore
di-vi-so-re
JA日本語
約数
ya-su
KKKK
бөлігіш
bo-li-gis
KMKM
ចែក
chaek
KO한국어
약수
yak-su
MRMR
विभाजक
vi-bha-jak
MSBahasa Melayu
pembagi
pem-ba-gi
MYမြန်မာ
ပိုင်းခြ分
poing-hchin
NLNederlands
deler
de-ler
NONorsk
deler
de-ler
PAPA
ਵਿਭਾਜਕ
vi-bha-jak
PLPolski
dzielnik
dz-iel-nik
PTPortuguês
divisor
di-vi-sor
RORomână
divizor
di-vi-zor
RUРусский
делитель
de-li-tel'
SVSvenska
delare
deh-la-re
SWKiswahili
mgawanyi
m-ga-wa-nyi
TAதமிழ்
குறிப்பிட்ட
ku-ri-ppi-tta
TEతెలుగు
భాగా
bha-ga
THไทย
ตัวหาร
tua-ha-ran
TLTL
nahahati
na-ha-ha-ti
TRTürkçe
böleni
bo-le-ni
UKУкраїнська
дільник
di-l-nik
URاردو
قاسم
qa-sim
VITiếng Việt
thừa số
thua-so
YOYO
ọ̀sẹ́
oh-she
ZH中文
除数
chú shù
ZUZU
umqondisi
oom-qon-di-si

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