42 will not divide evenly into 72. You an divide 42 into 72 but there will be a fraction.
42% of 72 = 42% * 72 = 0.42 * 72 = 30.24
30 + 42 = 72
72 + 72 + 42 = 186
It is: 42+30 = 72
72/42 = 12/7
72 times
42 is to 14 as 72 is to 24
The GCF is 6.
The greatest common factor of 42 and 72 is 6 Gcf stands for Greatest Common Factor, The gcf of 42 and 72 is the largest positive number that is a factor of both 42 and 72. The positive factors of 42 (the integral divisors of 42) are: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, and 42. The positive factors of 72 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 36, and 72. Therefore the gcf of 42 and 72 is 6, as the greatest factor that 42 and 72 have in common.
The greatest common factor (GCF) of 24, 42, and 72 is 6.
The greatest common factor of 39, 42, and 72 is 3
GCF(36, 42, 72) = 6