Mathematical term for a number that divides another without a remainder. Used in arithmetic and number theory.
The divisors of 6 are 1, 2, 3, and 6.
Find the common divisors of 12 and 18.
common divisor; common factor
From 約 (yaku, 'approximately' or 'to bind') and 数 (sū, 'number'). The term was coined in the Meiji period as a translation of the Western mathematical concept 'divisor'.