greatest common divisor

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsgreatest common factorhighest common factor

   Broadercommon divisor

Questions about greatest common divisor

What does greatest common divisor mean?

greatest common divisor means "the largest integer that divides without remainder into a set of integers".

What is another word for greatest common divisor?

Close synonyms include greatest common factor, highest common factor. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.