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greatest common divisor

the number or quantity that is the largest common factor of a given set of numbers or quantities: 12 is the greatest common divisor of 48, 60, and 96

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noun Abbr. gcd
The largest number that divides evenly into each of a given set of numbers. Also called greatest common factor, highest common factor.
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