Further Mathematics GCSE
Divisibility
What Divisibility means in Further Mathematics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Divisibility
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Reference: OCR
An integer a is divisible by an integer b if a = bc for some integer c. Algebraically, this means a contains b as a factor.
Topics that use Divisibility
- Pure Core (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Circular Reasoning
- Completing the Square
- Identity
- Irreducible Quadratic
- Proof
- Consecutive Integers
- Even Integer
- Improper Rational Function
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