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highest common factor
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high·est common factor (hst)
n. Abbr. hcf
See greatest common divisor.
highest common factor
n
(Mathematics) the largest number or quantity that is a factor of each member of a group of numbers or quantities Abbreviation HCF h.c.f Also called greatest common divisor
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Noun1.highest common factor - the largest integer that divides without remainder into a set of integers
greatest common divisor, greatest common factor
common divisor, common factor, common measure - an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly
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highest common factor n the highest common factor → il massimo comun divisore
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