What does this mean?

Pranav-Arora

1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
This is no homework question, i could not understand a statement from the book Complex Numbers from A to ...Z because i don't know the meaning of the symbol used.
Here is a screenshot:

The problem is what does "n|q" mean?

Any help is appreciated!

eumyang

n | q means "n divides q" or "q is divisible by n". In other words, there is an integer p such that q = np.

Pranav-Arora

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n | q means "n divides q" or "q is divisible by n". In other words, there is an integer p such that q = np.

Thanks eumyang!

Pranav-Arora Recognitions: Gold Member	What does this mean? Tweet 1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data This is no homework question, i could not understand a statement from the book Complex Numbers from A to ...Z because i don't know the meaning of the symbol used. Here is a screenshot: The problem is what does "n\|q" mean? Any help is appreciated!

eumyang Recognitions: Homework Help	n \| q means "n divides q" or "q is divisible by n". In other words, there is an integer p such that q = np.