noun
- numbers that divide evenly into another number without leaving a remainder
Usage: mathematics; plural of divisor
Examples
- The divisors of 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12.
- To find all divisors of a number, check which integers divide it evenly.
- Common divisors of 18 and 24 include 1, 2, 3, and 6.
- Prime numbers have exactly two divisors: 1 and themselves.
- The greatest common divisor is the largest number that divides both given numbers.
- Students learned to identify divisors by using division tables.