shareddivisor
nounUK /ʃeəd dɪˈvaɪzə/
US /ʃɛrd dɪˈvaɪzər/
A number that divides two or more numbers evenly with nothing left over.
For 12 and 18, the number 6 is a shared divisor.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A number that divides each of a given set of integers without a remainder.
The shared divisors of 8 and 12 are 1, 2, and 4.
3. The largest number that divides two or more numbers evenly, often called the greatest shared divisor.
The greatest shared divisor of 24 and 36 is 12.
4. In everyday use, something that evenly splits or separates multiple things into equal parts.
The teacher acted as a shared divisor, splitting the class into equal groups.