What is x when 53 divided by x equals 2?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 53 ÷ 2 = 26.5

To prove this, let's compute 53 divided by 26.5: $\frac{53}{26.5} = 2$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 53 divided by x gives a result of 2, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{53}{x} = 2$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{53 x}{x} = 2 x$
$\frac{53 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 53$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 53$ (or just $53$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $53 = 2 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 2: $\frac{53}{2} = \frac{2 x}{2}$
Which gives, after simplification: $26.5 = x$ (or $x = 26.5$ )

So, if the dividend is 53 and the quotient is 2, the divisor is 26.5.