Division by 0, 1, 2 and 3

Dividing is separating a number into several equal groups.
When we divide 6 by 3 we are separating 6 into 3 equal groups of 2.

There are two common ways to write the sign for division.
The number 6 divided by 3 could be written as 6/3 or 6 ÷ 3.

Dividing by 0

Numbers cannot be divided by 0 because it is impossible to make 0 groups of a number.

Dividing by 1

Any number divided by 1 equals that number. If you divide by 1 you have one group and so everything is in that group.

Dividing by 2 and 3

The Division facts for two and three are listed in the following table.

TWO
  0 ÷ 2 = 0  2 ÷ 2 = 1  4 ÷ 2 = 2  6 ÷ 2 = 3  8 ÷ 2 = 4
 10 ÷ 2 = 5  12 ÷ 2 = 6  14 ÷ 2 = 7  16 ÷ 2 = 8  18 ÷ 2 = 9
THREE
  0 ÷ 3 = 0  3 ÷ 3 = 1  6 ÷ 3 = 2  9 ÷ 3 = 3  12 ÷ 3 = 4
 15 ÷ 3 = 5  18 ÷ 3 = 6  21 ÷ 3 = 7  24 ÷ 3 = 8  27 ÷ 3 = 9

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