Division

Division of two whole numbers determines how many times the second number is contained in the first number. The symbol for division is the colon (:).

2 × ? = 6
? = 6 : 2 = 3

The inverse (opposite) operation of division is multiplication.

Related concepts

  • addition
  • arithmetic
  • exponentiation
  • logarithm taking
  • multiplication
  • number
  • numeral
  • root taking
  • subtraction

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