If any number is not an exact multiple of a number, it leaves a remainder on division. This implies that the counters cannot be divided into equal groups.   For example, 44 ÷ 7    44 does not come up in the multiplication facts of 7.    Arranging 44 into counters: if there are 7 counters in each row, 2 counters remain ungrouped. These 2 extra counters are termed as the remainder.     This division leaves 2 as the remainder, which cannot be divided among the rows equally.