common factor

noun

A number that can divide two different numbers, without leaving a remainder.

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Meanings

nouncommon factor (plural common factors)

plural common factors

  1. mathematicsA number that can divide two different numbers, without leaving a remainder.

    10 and 20 have a common factor of 2 because they are both even, and a greatest common factor of 10.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
common divisorcommon measure
Broader
divisorfactor

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan factor comú
  • factor comúTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 公因數 /公因数, 公約數 /公约数
  • 公因數 /公因数 (gōngyīnshù)Translations
  • 公約數 /公约数 (gōngyuēshù)Translations
Finnish yhteinen tekijä
  • yhteinen tekijäTranslations
French facteur commun
  • facteur communTranslations
Italian fattore comune, fattor comune
  • fattore comuneTranslations
  • fattor comuneTranslations
Māori tauwehe pātahi
  • tauwehe pātahiTranslations
Polish wspólny czynnik
  • wspólny czynnikTranslations
Portuguese fator comum
  • fator comumTranslations
Romanian factor comun
  • factor comunTranslations
Spanish factor común
  • factor comúnTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

common factor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20factor

MLA

“common factor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20factor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “common factor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20factor.

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