Mathematics GCSE
highest common factor (HCF)
What highest common factor (HCF) means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of highest common factor (HCF)
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The largest number that is a factor of two or more numbers.
Topics that use highest common factor (HCF)
- Number - Structure and calculation (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Base
- cancelling common factors
- Circumference
- Counting without replacement
- denominator
- equivalent fractions
- Error interval
- estimating roots
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