Symbols:Number Theory/Does Not Divide

Is Not a Divisor

$x \nmid y$

This means $x$ is not a divisor of $y$.

The $\LaTeX$ code for \(x \nmid y\) is x \nmid y .

Also denoted as

This symbol is preferable to $x \mathrel {\not \backslash} y$ due to the somewhat confusing appearance of this symbol:

The $\LaTeX$ code for \(x \mathrel {\not \backslash} y\) is x \mathrel {\not \backslash} y .