Meaning of divide in English
1. (cause to) become separated into smaller parts
Mom divided the cake into five pieces.
2. share something between two or more people
Mom divided the cake between us.
3. find out how many times a number(=the second number) is contained in a bigger number(=the first number)
Twelve divided by three is four. ー When you divide 12 by 3, you get 4.