a number or quantity that is a factor of each member of a group of numbers or quantities
5 is a common factor of 15 and 20
Also called: common divisor
common divisor in American English
noun
Math
a number that is a submultiple of all the numbers of a given set
Also called: common factor
Word origin
[1840–50]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bypass, flan, pylon, sensationalism, striation
Examples of 'common divisor' in a sentence
common divisor
Depending on whether the numbers k and n have a common divisor two classes of theories have been distinguished.
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