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Definition proper divisor in American English

proper divisor noun

noun
1

a natural number n that is a factor of another natural number N, excluding N itself

Example

1, 2, 5 and 10 are factors of 10. 1, 2 and 5 are proper divisors, but 10 itself is not.

Definition proper divisor in American English