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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Then list all the numbers that aren’t divisible by those primes.
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Joseph Howlett, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2025
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
Sovereignty was divisible and relative and sometimes negotiated in each generation as regions rose up or fell behind.
—Odd Arne Westad, Foreign Affairs, 1 June 2021
Even Swift's original Eras Tour lineup had 52 stops and, as stated above, the number is divisible by 13.
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Joseph Howlett, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2025
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
Sovereignty was divisible and relative and sometimes negotiated in each generation as regions rose up or fell behind.
—Odd Arne Westad, Foreign Affairs, 1 June 2021
Even Swift's original Eras Tour lineup had 52 stops and, as stated above, the number is divisible by 13.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Divisible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divisible. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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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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