Try Our Apps
Dictionary.com

follow Dictionary.com

The Best Internet Slang

greatest common divisor

noun
1.
the largest number that is a common divisor of a given set of numbers.
Abbreviation: G.C.D.
Also called greatest common factor, highest common factor.
Origin of greatest common divisor
1920-1925
First recorded in 1920-25
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2017.
Cite This Source
Examples from the Web for greatest common divisor
Historical Examples

  • It took the 145mind off the finding of the greatest common divisor.

    Emmy Lou George Madden Martin

  • The Executive is the greatest common divisor of a diverse society.

    Behind the Mirrors Clinton W. Gilbert

  • The reader probably never has had occasion to compute a greatest common divisor since he left school.

    The Psychology of Arithmetic Edward L. Thorndike

  • The greatest common divisor of all the elements in the nation's political consciousness today is inevitably a Mr. Harding.

    Behind the Mirrors Clinton W. Gilbert
British Dictionary definitions for greatest common divisor

greatest common divisor

noun
1.
another name for highest common factor
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cite This Source

Word of the Day

Difficulty index for greatest common divisor

Few English speakers likely know this word

Word Value for greatest

9
10
Scrabble Words With Friends

Nearby words for greatest common divisor

The Weirdest Jobs That Actually Exist