Greatest common divisor

/ˈɡɹeɪ.tɪst ˈkɒm.ən dɪˈvaɪ.zə/ noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The largest positive integer (respectively polynomial, element of a given ring) that is a divisor of each of a given set of integers (respectively polynomials, elements of a given ring).

    "The greatest common divisor of 66, 30 and 18 is 6."

  2. 2
    the largest integer that divides without remainder into a set of integers wordnet

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greatest common factorhighest common factor

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"The greatest common divisor of 66, 30 and 18 is 6."

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