Meaning

(number theory, of two or more positive integers) Having no positive integer factors in common, aside from 1..

Definitions by Sense

1. (number theory, of two or more positive integers) Having no positive integer factors in common, aside from 1.
2. (number theory, of a positive integer) Having no positive integer factors, aside from 1, in common with one or more specified other positive integers.
3. (algebra, by extension, of two or more polynomials) Whose greatest common divisor is a nonzero constant (i.e., polynomial of degree 0).
4. (ring theory, by extension) (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.

Example Sentences

24 and 35 are coprime.

24 is coprime to 35.

Word Forms

• co-prime

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Use coprime when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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