Divisor
Integer that is a factor of another integer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In mathematics, a divisor of an integer also called a factor of
is an integer
that may be multiplied by some integer to produce
[1] In this case, one also says that
is a multiple of
An integer
is divisible or evenly divisible by another integer
if
is a divisor of
; this implies dividing
by
leaves no remainder.
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This article is about an integer that is a factor of another integer. For a number used to divide another number in a division operation, see Division (mathematics). For other uses, see Divisor (disambiguation).
"Divisible" redirects here. For divisibility of groups, see Divisible group.