The number that is doing the dividing The number found outside of the division bracket
one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer; "what are the 4 factors of 6?"
A mathematical quantity used to compute an index It is initially an arbitrary number that reduces the index value to a small, workable number Thereafter, the divisor is adjusted for stock splits (price-weighted index) or additional issues of stock (capitalization-weighted index)