The greatest common divisor of two numbers is the ____________.

smallest number that divides both the numbers equally

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sum of the factors of both the numbers

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largest number that divides both the numbers equally

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smallest number that is also a multiple the two numbers

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Solution

The correct option is C largest number that divides both the numbers equally
The greatest common divisor (GCD), also called the greatest common factor, of two numbers is the largest number that divides them both equally.

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