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# Divide()

Returns the result of dividing the first parameter by the second parameter.

## Availability

<table>
  <tr>
    <td>Marketing Cloud Engagement</td>
    <td>✅ Yes</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Marketing Cloud Next</td>
    <td>✅ Yes</td>
  </tr>
</table>

This function became available in Marketing Cloud Next during the Summer ’26 release (API version 67.0).

## Syntax

```
Divide(dividend, divisor)
```

The `Divide()` function has two parameters:

- `dividend` (number): Required. The initial number.
- `divisor` (number): Required. The number to divide the dividend by.

## Usage

To use this function, pass it two numbers. The numbers can be positive or negative integer or decimal numbers.

```
%%=Divide(512,256)=%%
```

The function returns the quotient of the two numbers: `2`.