fixed RingElement / Number for inexact base fields

Example: RR_100[x]; x/2
Macaulay2 · Aug 18, 2024 · 0bc19d8 · 0bc19d8
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diff --git a/M2/Macaulay2/m2/enginering.m2 b/M2/Macaulay2/m2/enginering.m2
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ frac0 = (f,g) -> f/g
 
 -- TODO: should these be more uniform? see 3e329d60815 and 13675361300
 Number / RingElement := frac0 @@ promoteleftexact
-RingElement / Number := (f, g) -> if f % g == 0 then f // g else (1/g) * f
+RingElement / Number := (f, g) -> if (try f % g == 0 else false) then f // g else (1/g) * f
 
 -- Note: % is not implemented for inexact fields
 InexactNumber / RingElement := frac0 @@ promoteleftinexact