21 Divided by 4

21 ÷ 4 = 5.25

Check: 5 × 4 + 1 = 21.

Working through each digit of 21 from left to right, dividing by 4 and carrying the remainder:

Reading the digit column top to bottom gives the quotient 5 with 1 left over.

21 ÷ 4 stops after 2 decimal places: it equals exactly 5.25. The division is clean because 4's only prime factors are 2 and 5.

What is 21 divided by 4?

21 ÷ 4 = 5.25. As a whole number the quotient is 5 with a remainder of 1.

Is 21 ÷ 4 a terminating or repeating decimal?

It terminates: 21 ÷ 4 = 5.25 exactly, with 2 decimal places.

Is 21 divisible by 4?

No. The nearest multiples of 4 are 20 (5 × 4) and 24 (6 × 4), so 21 leaves a remainder of 1.