1 greatest common divisor | Definition of greatest common divisor

greatest common divisor

noun

Definition of greatest common divisor

: the largest integer or the polynomial of highest degree that is an exact divisor of each of two or more integers or polynomials

— called also greatest common factor

First Known Use of greatest common divisor

1660, in the meaning defined above

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