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
There ain't no such animal! Highest goes with Common FACTORS; LEAST goes with Common Multiples.
the highest common factors of 8 and 12 is 4!!
The Highest Common Factor is: 8
The highest common factor is 2
The common factors of 36 and 27 are 1, 3 & 9; the highest common factor is 9.
The highest common factors are 1 and 2 .They are also the lowest common factors.
The highest common factor would have to be 6.
Common factors of 17 and 50 are: 1.
Multiplying the highest prime factors it is: 72
The highest common factor is 5
The highest common factor of 25 and 40 is 5.
The highest common factor of 2 and 10 is 2.