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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This can be relatively straightforward when the refresh rate is divisible by the frame rate, as the TV can show multiples of the same frame.
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Simon Hill, Wired News, 19 Sep. 2025
Primes are whole numbers that are greater than 1 and are divisible by only 1 and themselves.
—Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 16 June 2025
In Zeno’s paradox, for instance, a tortoise gets a head start in a race with Achilles, who will never catch up to the tortoise if the race is defined in terms of the distance between them, which is infinitely divisible into ever smaller slices.
—Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Cracking the code to prime numbers, figures only divisible by one and itself, means access to any computer across the globe.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
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Simon Hill, Wired News, 19 Sep. 2025
Primes are whole numbers that are greater than 1 and are divisible by only 1 and themselves.
—Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 16 June 2025
In Zeno’s paradox, for instance, a tortoise gets a head start in a race with Achilles, who will never catch up to the tortoise if the race is defined in terms of the distance between them, which is infinitely divisible into ever smaller slices.
—Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Cracking the code to prime numbers, figures only divisible by one and itself, means access to any computer across the globe.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Divisible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divisible. Accessed 31 Oct. 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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