1/2 is bigger because 1/4 is half of half.
Hello Rebelkid2004, 532 with a remainder
is, gives remainder 0 and so are divisible by 1, we get factors of 532 numbers by finding numbers that can divide 532
without remainder or alternatively numbers that can multiply together to
equal the target number being converted.
A star is written to show multiplication. It is a replacement for a dot or a x which is what you probably learned to be the "times" sign. In upper level maths, the "x" is replaced with a " * " to make it more legible and to avoid confusion with the variable "x".