What is divisor?

A divisor is like a friend who helps you share your toys evenly.

Imagine you have 12 candies and want to split them between yourself and 3 friends. If you divide the candies so everyone gets the same number, that means 4 candies per person, because 12 divided by 4 equals 3 people (you plus your friends). Here, 4 is a divisor of 12, because 12 can be split evenly into groups of 4.

When you divide something into equal parts, the number you're dividing by is the divisor. The total amount you have before sharing is called the dividend, and what each person gets is the quotient.

For example:

• If you have 12 candies (the dividend) and split them among 4 friends (the divisor), each friend gets 3 candies (the quotient).
• So, 12 ÷ 4 = 3

You can also think of it like this: if you have a pile of blocks and know how many people are coming to share them, the divisor helps you figure out how many blocks each person gets.