COMMON FACTOR

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly

Synonyms:

common divisor; common factor; common measure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("common factor" is a kind of...):

divisor; factor (one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "common factor"):

greatest common divisor; greatest common factor; highest common factor (the largest integer that divides without remainder into a set of integers)