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Dividend A number which is to be divided by another number. Dividend divided by the divisor = the quotient.
Divisible One integer is divisible by another non-zero integer if the quotient is an integer with remainder of zero.
Division An operation on two numbers to determine the number of sets or the size of the sets.
Divisor The number by which the dividend is to be divided; also a factor quotient.
Factor Whole numbers which can be divided exactly into a given number; factors are also numbers that are multiplied together to obtain a product.
Fraction A way of representing part of a whole set. See fractions page.
Halve Divide something by two, make half as large.
Division games & exercises
Maths division is hard. It's OK to admit it. We won't make you a division genius overnight, but we will help you with halving, times tables, factors, remainders, speed questions, and even dreaded long division!
Learn about division with our games and exercises below. Click an image to load the lesson in a new window, or subscribe to Maths-Whizz to get personalised maths division tutoring.
Year 2 Division
Begin to understand division as sharing
Two hungry seals and a school of tasty fish. They'll go away hungry if they can't share properly. Help them split the fish for their supper!
Division facts for the 10 times table
Make lovely and gruesome bracelets by gathering beads into groups of ten.
Year 3 Division
Recognise that div. is the inverse of mult.
Split up these pesky insects and learn about inverses at the same time.
Practice division facts for 2, 5, 10 times tables
Get domestic with rapid division questions. Answer correctly in good time and those clothes will be steamed and pressed, but make a mistake or run out of time and you'll burn the laundry!
Year 4 Division
Find remainders after division
Jess the sheep-dog is uncommonly bright, even for a Border Collie, but she still needs a hand grouping these sheep and finding the remainders. It's One Mathematician and His Dog!
Develop and refine written methods for TU ÷U
Try division methods on paper, and find the remainder, with the help of our pencil once again.
Year 5 Division
Practice learning division facts for nos. to ten
Shoot ducks (metal ones, don't worry!) with your eagle-eyed division skills, and win goldfish for your efforts. It's speedy maths all the way.
Practice informal HTU ÷ U with remainders
Unlock the computer panel and break the safe with division. Drag the numbers into the spaces to find the answer and win the prize.
Year 6 Division
Round up or down after division
Polar bears love to fish. They don't always have deckchairs, buckets, and fishing rods, but this is a special bear. Help him round up or down depending on the thing he's fished up!
Tests of divisibility - 3, 6, 8, 9, 25
Is it stop or go? Zoom away in your fast car if you can identify the numbers that divide into it without remainders.
Year 7 Division
Divide 3-digit by 2-digit whole numbers
There are many ways with long division. So don't panic, choose your method, and solve these tough problems.
Extend mental calculation to include percents.
You're a busy docker, unloading your cargo, and you need to divide up the load. Use percentages to split the cargo into smaller parts and see that crane go.
Year 8 Division
Divide positive and negative integers
Play Whack-A-Mole with negative and positive integers. Divide with these numbers and keep those sniffly moles on their pink toes.
Get More Division Exercises
Use methods for div. of decimals and integers
Divide decimals and get a retro reward with this division paper methods exercise.