greatest common divisor
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greatest common divisor
- /ˈɡɹeɪ.tɪst ˈkɒm.ən dɪˈvaɪ.zə/ UK
- /ˈɡɹeɪ.tɪst ˈkɑ.mɪn dɪˈvaɪ.zɚ/ US
noun greatest common divisors
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The largest positive integer (respectively polynomial, element of a given ring) that is a divisor of each of a given set of integers (respectively polynomials, elements of a given ring).
The greatest common divisor of 66, 30 and 18 is 6.
Similar: gcd, greatest common factor, highest common factor, greatest common denominator
Opposite: least common multiple
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noun
Opposite: least common multiple
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noun largest positive integer or polynomial
| Español | máximo común divisor |
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| 한국어 | 최대공약수 choedaegong'yaksu |
| 日本語 | 最大公約数 saidai kōyakusū, 最大公約多項式 saidai kōyaku takōshiki |
| 中文 | 最大公因子 zuìdà gōngyīnzǐ, 最大公約數 /最大公约数 zuìdà gōngyuēshù, 最大公因數 /最大公因数 zuìdà gōngyīnshù |
| Português | máximo divisor comum |
| Français | plus grand commun diviseur |
| Deutsch | größter gemeinsamer Teiler |
| Italiano | massimo comun divisore, massimo comune divisore |
| Ελληνικά | μέγιστος κοινός διαιρέτης mégistos koinós diairétis |
| Română | cel mai mare divizor comun, c.m.m.d.c |
| Русский | наибо́льший о́бщий дели́тель naibólʹšij óbščij delítelʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | ước chung lớn nhất, ước số chung lớn nhất |
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