The location of the divisor and the dividend change slightly depending on what division notation is being used. When using the short-hand symbols “÷” or “/” to indicate division, the dividend appears to the left and the divisor appears to the right. For example, given the problem 21/7, you would identify the numerator, 21, as the dividend and denominator, 7, as the divisor. If the math problem incorporates the long division bracket, however, the dividend and divisor switch locations. The divisor is the number appearing to the left, or outside, of the division bracket, while the dividend appears to the right, or underneath, the division bracket