Definition:Common Divisor/Also known as

Common Divisor: Also known as

A common divisor is also known as a common factor.

In Euclid's The Elements, the term common measure is universally used for this concept.

Sources

• 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): common factor or common divisor
• 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): common factor (common divisor)
• 2021: Richard Earl and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (6th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): common factor (common divisor)