divisor

1. a number or quantity to be divided into another number or quantity (the dividend)

2. a number that is a factor of another number

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divisor

[də′vīz·ər]

(mathematics)

The quantity by which another quantity is divided in the operation of division.

An element b in a commutative ring with identity is a divisor of an element a if there is an element c in the ring such that a = bc.

divisor

A quantity that evenly divides another quantity.

Unless otherwise stated, use of this term implies that the quantities involved are integers. (For non-integers, the more general term factor may be more appropriate.)

Example: 3 is a divisor of 15. Example: 3 is not a divisor of 14.

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