divisible
adjective
di·vis·i·ble
də-ˈvi-zə-bəl 
: capable of being divided
a number divisible by 3
Examples of divisible in a Sentence
9 is divisible by 3
easily divisible into enough pieces for everyone
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These numbers, which are only divisible by 1 and themselves, form the atoms of number theory, so to speak, and have fascinated humankind for thousands of years.
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2025
Cracking the code to prime numbers, figures only divisible by one and itself, means access to any computer across the globe.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
Then list all the numbers that aren’t divisible by those primes.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
The primes — numbers that are only divisible by themselves and 1 — are the most fundamental building blocks in math.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2025
Cracking the code to prime numbers, figures only divisible by one and itself, means access to any computer across the globe.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
Then list all the numbers that aren’t divisible by those primes.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
The primes — numbers that are only divisible by themselves and 1 — are the most fundamental building blocks in math.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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divisible
adjective
di·vis·i·ble
də-ˈvi-zə-bəl
: capable of being divided especially into independent parts (as promises or interests)
a divisible contract
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