common factornoun [ C ]
uk/ˌkɒm.ən ˈfæk.tər/us/ˌkɑː.mən ˈfæk.tɚ/specializeda number that a set of two or more different numbers can be divided by exactly:
Three is a common factor of 18 and 24.
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Terms for numbers
- additive inverse
- aliquot
- common denominator
- common multiple
- complex number
- cos
- fold
- fortyfold
- fourfold
- GCF
- hundredfold
- imaginary number
- odd
- remainder
- resultant
- root
- sevenfold
- seventyfold
- sixfold
- weighting
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