coprime
adjEtymology From co- + prime.
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Mathematics, Number theory, Sciences Having no positive integer factors in common, aside from 1.
Of two or more positive integers
- 24 and 35 are coprime.
2
Mathematics, Number theory, Sciences Of a positive integer Having no positive integer factors, aside from 1, in common with one or more specified other positive integers.
- 24 is coprime to 35.
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Algebra, Mathematics, Sciences Broadly, Of two or more polynomials Whose greatest common divisor is a nonzero constant (i.e., polynomial of degree 0).
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Broadly (of two or more ideals of a ring) Whose sum is the whole ring; (of two or more elements of a ring) generating the whole ring.
- Derived terms
- coprimely
- Related terms
- coprimality, coprimeness, greatest common divisor