Dividing Multi-Digit Numbers

Division is the process of splitting a number into equal parts. It is one of the four basic operations in mathematics.

Dividing a multi-digit number means finding out how many times a smaller number can fit into a larger number that has more than one digit.

The dividend is the number that is being divided.

The divisor is the number by which the dividend is divided.

The quotient is the result of the division.

A remainder is the amount left over after division when the dividend cannot be evenly divided by the divisor.

You can check your division answer by multiplying the quotient by the divisor and adding the remainder (if any) to see if it equals the dividend.

The first step is to determine how many times the divisor can fit into the leading digits of the dividend.

Long division is a method used to divide larger numbers by breaking the problem down into simpler steps.

If the divisor is larger than the dividend, the quotient is 0 and the dividend is the remainder.