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What is highest common factor

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A highest common factor is the highest number that can be divided exactly into each of two or more numbers.
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To find the highest common factor of two (or more) numbers, make prime factors of the numbers and identify the common prime factors. Then the highest common factor is the product of the common prime factors.

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