The division of natural numbers
Operations with natural numbers II
 

1-a . The  division of natural numbers.

Esta unidad interactiva requiere la máquina virtual de Java J2RE.

Division is the inverse of multiplication.

dividend ÷ divisor = quotient

divisor · quotient = Dividend

Dividing is finding the number by which you must multiply the divisor in order to obtain the dividend.

Distribute the numbers below so these multiplications can be done correctly.

 

1-b . Do these  divisions of natural numbers.


Esta unidad interactiva requiere la máquina virtual de Java J2RE.

Natural numbers are not closed under division.

That is, when dividing two natural numbers, the result may not be another natural number.
What is more, you can never divide by number 0.

However,  these activities always show possible divisions and the results are natural numbers.

Distribute the numbers below so these divisions can be done correctly.

 
Esta unidad interactiva requiere la máquina virtual de Java J2RE.

Type the result of each operation -successively from top to bottom- in the control box below the window.

After typing the number you must click on Enter.

When you type the right number it will appear in the window. If the typed number is not correct, it will not appear.

       
           
  Eduardo Barbero Corral
 
Spanish Ministry of Education. Year 2007
 
 

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