highest common factorBrE /ˌhaɪɪst kɒmən ˈfæktə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌhaɪɪst kɑːmən ˈfæktər/ 🔊 noun (abbreviation HCF) (mathematics 数学) the highest number that can be divided exactly into two or more numbers 最大公因数