Division Theorem

Revision as of 14:37, 1 November 2024 by Bunnyville (talk | contribs)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

For any positive integers $a$ and $b$, there exist unique integers $q$ and $r$ such that $b = qa + r$ and $0 \le r < a$, with $r = 0$ if $a | b.$ We call $a$ the dividend, $b$ the divisor, $q$ the quotient, and $r$ the remainder.

This article is a stub. Help us out by expanding it.