greatest common factor

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Noun greatest common factor has 1 sense

greatest common divisor, greatest common factor, highest common factor - the largest integer that divides without remainder into a set of integers
--₁ is a kind of common divisor, common factor, common measure

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Term: Greatest Common Factor

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: The largest number that divides evenly into two or more given numbers.

Sample Sentence 1: The greatest common factor of 12 and 18 is 6.

Sample Sentence 2: To find the greatest common factor, you need to list out the factors of the given numbers.

Sense 2: The highest common multiple of the denominators in a set of fractions.

Sample Sentence 1: In order to add fractions, you must find the least common multiple of the denominators and then adjust the numerators to match it.

Sample Sentence 2: The greatest common factor of 2/3 and 3/4 is 12.

Sense 3: The largest monomial expression that can be factored out of the terms in a polynomial expression.

Sample Sentence 1: The greatest common factor of 6x² and 9x³y² is 3x².

Sample Sentence 2: Simplify the expression by factoring out the greatest common factor of all terms.