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highest common factor

high·est com·mon fac·tor (plural high·est com·mon fac·tors)


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


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