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highest common factor

American  

noun

Mathematics.

  1. greatest common divisor. H.C.F.

highest common factor British  

noun

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

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Find the highest common factor and the lowest common multiple of the three expressions     2.

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

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The highest common factor of a hundred women is far greater than that of a hundred men.

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