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high·est com·mon fac·tor

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  1. greatest common divisor, greatest common factor, highest common factornoun

    the largest integer that divides without remainder into a set of integers

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  1. highest common factor

    In mathematics, the greatest common divisor (GCD) of two or more integers, which are not all zero, is the largest positive integer that divides each of the integers. For two integers x, y, the greatest common divisor of x and y is denoted gcd ( x , y ) {\displaystyle \gcd(x,y)} . For example, the GCD of 8 and 12 is 4, that is, gcd ( 8 , 12 ) = 4 {\displaystyle \gcd(8,12)=4} .In the name "greatest common divisor", the adjective "greatest" may be replaced by "highest", and the word "divisor" may be replaced by "factor", so that other names include highest common factor (hcf), etc. Historically, other names for the same concept have included greatest common measure.This notion can be extended to polynomials (see Polynomial greatest common divisor) and other commutative rings (see § In commutative rings below).

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  1. highest common factor

    The highest common factor (HCF), also known as the greatest common divisor (GCD), is the largest number that can evenly divide two or more numbers without leaving a remainder. It is the highest number that is a factor of each of the given numbers.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of highest common factor in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of highest common factor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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