Why is $5$ the remainder of $5 over 13$?












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I don't understand why the remainder of $5 over 13$ is $5$. I know that the DA tells us that $5 = 0(13) + r$ so the remainder has to be $5$ based on this, but I'm a little unsure of why/how it works











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    By definition the remainder of $,5div 13,$ is the least nonnegative element of $, 5+13,Bbb Z$ $ $
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I don't understand why the remainder of $5 over 13$ is $5$. I know that the DA tells us that $5 = 0(13) + r$ so the remainder has to be $5$ based on this, but I'm a little unsure of why/how it works











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    By definition the remainder of $,5div 13,$ is the least nonnegative element of $, 5+13,Bbb Z$ $ $
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I don't understand why the remainder of $5 over 13$ is $5$. I know that the DA tells us that $5 = 0(13) + r$ so the remainder has to be $5$ based on this, but I'm a little unsure of why/how it works











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I don't understand why the remainder of $5 over 13$ is $5$. I know that the DA tells us that $5 = 0(13) + r$ so the remainder has to be $5$ based on this, but I'm a little unsure of why/how it works








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  • $begingroup$
    By definition the remainder of $,5div 13,$ is the least nonnegative element of $, 5+13,Bbb Z$ $ $
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    – Bill Dubuque
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  • $begingroup$
    By definition the remainder of $,5div 13,$ is the least nonnegative element of $, 5+13,Bbb Z$ $ $
    $endgroup$
    – Bill Dubuque
    Dec 9 '18 at 1:06


















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By definition the remainder of $,5div 13,$ is the least nonnegative element of $, 5+13,Bbb Z$ $ $
$endgroup$
– Bill Dubuque
Dec 9 '18 at 1:06






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By definition the remainder of $,5div 13,$ is the least nonnegative element of $, 5+13,Bbb Z$ $ $
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– Bill Dubuque
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For positive integers, "divide by $13$" means "subtract the largest multiple of $13$ you can while still remaining nonnegative". The remainder is what's left. If you think in terms of objects, you remove them from the set you start with, in batches of $13$.



If you start with $5$ you can't subtract any multiples of $13$ so all $5$ are left.



You don't need a formal "division algorithm" for this. It works fine if all you know about division is repeated subtraction (which is what the division algorithm formalizes).






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    For an intuitive approach: If you have five candies to give out equally to 13 children, each child gets 0 candies, and there remain 5 undistributed candies.






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      Well $r$ has to be in a set ${0,1,2...,12}$. Which of this fullfiles equation you wrote?



      And this is always true if you divide $a$ by $b$ and $a<b$. You will get $r=a$:



      $$ a = 0cdot b +rimplies r=a$$






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        For positive integers, "divide by $13$" means "subtract the largest multiple of $13$ you can while still remaining nonnegative". The remainder is what's left. If you think in terms of objects, you remove them from the set you start with, in batches of $13$.



        If you start with $5$ you can't subtract any multiples of $13$ so all $5$ are left.



        You don't need a formal "division algorithm" for this. It works fine if all you know about division is repeated subtraction (which is what the division algorithm formalizes).






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          $begingroup$

          For positive integers, "divide by $13$" means "subtract the largest multiple of $13$ you can while still remaining nonnegative". The remainder is what's left. If you think in terms of objects, you remove them from the set you start with, in batches of $13$.



          If you start with $5$ you can't subtract any multiples of $13$ so all $5$ are left.



          You don't need a formal "division algorithm" for this. It works fine if all you know about division is repeated subtraction (which is what the division algorithm formalizes).






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            $begingroup$

            For positive integers, "divide by $13$" means "subtract the largest multiple of $13$ you can while still remaining nonnegative". The remainder is what's left. If you think in terms of objects, you remove them from the set you start with, in batches of $13$.



            If you start with $5$ you can't subtract any multiples of $13$ so all $5$ are left.



            You don't need a formal "division algorithm" for this. It works fine if all you know about division is repeated subtraction (which is what the division algorithm formalizes).






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            For positive integers, "divide by $13$" means "subtract the largest multiple of $13$ you can while still remaining nonnegative". The remainder is what's left. If you think in terms of objects, you remove them from the set you start with, in batches of $13$.



            If you start with $5$ you can't subtract any multiples of $13$ so all $5$ are left.



            You don't need a formal "division algorithm" for this. It works fine if all you know about division is repeated subtraction (which is what the division algorithm formalizes).







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                For an intuitive approach: If you have five candies to give out equally to 13 children, each child gets 0 candies, and there remain 5 undistributed candies.






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                  $begingroup$

                  For an intuitive approach: If you have five candies to give out equally to 13 children, each child gets 0 candies, and there remain 5 undistributed candies.






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                    For an intuitive approach: If you have five candies to give out equally to 13 children, each child gets 0 candies, and there remain 5 undistributed candies.






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                    For an intuitive approach: If you have five candies to give out equally to 13 children, each child gets 0 candies, and there remain 5 undistributed candies.







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                        Well $r$ has to be in a set ${0,1,2...,12}$. Which of this fullfiles equation you wrote?



                        And this is always true if you divide $a$ by $b$ and $a<b$. You will get $r=a$:



                        $$ a = 0cdot b +rimplies r=a$$






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                          $begingroup$

                          Well $r$ has to be in a set ${0,1,2...,12}$. Which of this fullfiles equation you wrote?



                          And this is always true if you divide $a$ by $b$ and $a<b$. You will get $r=a$:



                          $$ a = 0cdot b +rimplies r=a$$






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                            Well $r$ has to be in a set ${0,1,2...,12}$. Which of this fullfiles equation you wrote?



                            And this is always true if you divide $a$ by $b$ and $a<b$. You will get $r=a$:



                            $$ a = 0cdot b +rimplies r=a$$






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                            Well $r$ has to be in a set ${0,1,2...,12}$. Which of this fullfiles equation you wrote?



                            And this is always true if you divide $a$ by $b$ and $a<b$. You will get $r=a$:



                            $$ a = 0cdot b +rimplies r=a$$







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