common factor vs greatest common divisor

greatest common divisor vs common factor

common factor and greatest common divisor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
common factor	Yes	No	No	No
greatest common divisor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, greatest common divisor is a hyponym of common factor; that is, greatest common divisor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than common factor:

common factor: an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly
greatest common divisor: the largest integer that divides without remainder into a set of integers

Other hyponyms of common factor include greatest common factor, highest common factor.

common factor (noun)	greatest common divisor (noun)
an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly	the largest integer that divides without remainder into a set of integers

common factor vs greatest common divisor

common factor and greatest common divisor both are nouns.

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