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noun Mathematics.
greatest common divisor. Abbreviation: H.C.F.
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  • The highest common factor of a hundred women is far greater than that of a hundred men.

  • In the same way, Mark Twain as humorist has sought the highest common factor of all nations.

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highest common factor

noun
the largest number or quantity that is a factor of each member of a group of numbers or quantitiesAbbreviation: HCF, h.c.f Also called: greatest common divisor
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