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greatest common divisor

great·est com·mon di·vi·sor (plural great·est com·mon di·vi·sors) or great·est com·mon fac·tor (plural great·est com·mon fac·tors)


noun 
Definition:
 
U.S. highest number that can divide others: the highest number that can be exactly divided into each member of a set of numbers. The greatest common divisor of 12, 60, and 84 is 12.
Canadian term  highest common factor


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