Example: 30 and 42
Factor them.
2 x 3 x 5 = 30
2 x 3 x 7 = 42
Select the common factors.
2 x 3 = 6, the GCF
you divide the two numbers by what there both divisible by and do that till you can't do it no more
The greatest common factor is the largest of the common factors.
The common factors are 1 and 3. The greatest of these is 3.
The common factors are: 1, 5 The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) is: 5
What are the greatest common factors of 990 and 1540
1,2,5,10 are the common factors, and the Greatest Common Factor is 10.
The common factors are: 1, 2 The Greatest Common Factor: 2
the greatest common factors of what? The question makes no sense as it stands.
The common factors are: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16The Greatest Common Factor = 16
The common factors are 1 and 7. The GCF is 7.
The two common factors are: 1, 7
The common factors are: 1, 3 The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) is: 3
The common factors are: 1, 3 The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) is: 3