Division Theorem

Theorem
For every pair of integers $a, b$ where $b \ne 0$, there exist unique integers $q, r$ such that $a = q b + r$ and $0 \le r < \left|{b}\right|$:


 * $\forall a, b \in \Z, b \ne 0: \exists! q, r \in \Z: a = q b + r, 0 \le r < \left\lvert{b}\right\rvert$

In the above equation:
 * $a$ is the dividend
 * $b$ is the divisor
 * $q$ is the quotient
 * $r$ is the remainder.

Also known as
Otherwise known as the Quotient Theorem, or (more specifically) the Quotient-Remainder Theorem (as there are several other "quotient theorems" around).

Some sources call this the division algorithm but it is preferable not to offer up a possible source of confusion between this and the Euclidean Algorithm to which it is closely related.

It is also known by some as Euclid's Division Lemma, and by others as the Euclidean Division Property.

Also see

 * Definition:Integer Division