common divisor

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noun Mathematics.

a number that is a submultiple of all the numbers of a given set.

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Also called common factor.

Origin of common divisor

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby common divisor

common cost, common council, common denominator, common difference, common disaster, common divisor, Common Entrance, commoner, Common Era, common facial vein, common factor

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He had discovered that the all-glorious boast of Spain was not exempt from the infirmities of common men.
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British Dictionary definitions for common divisor

common divisor

noun

another name for 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

Scientific definitions for common divisor

common divisor

A number that is a factor of two or more numbers. For example, 3 is a common divisor of both 9 and 15. Also called common factor

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