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Remainder
The amount left over after division (as happens if one number can't be divided exactly by the other)
Example: 19 cannot be divided exactly by 5. The closest you can get without going over is 3 x 5 = 15, which is 4 less than 19.
So the answer of 19 ÷ 5 is 3 with a remainder of 4.
Division and Remainders