12
12
12
24 = 12 x 2 36 = 12 x 3 The answer is 12
Because 24 doesn't go into 36 evenly The "GCF" of two numbers is a factor of both numbers. 24 is not a factor of 36.
Because 24 doesn't go into 36 evenly The "GCF" of two numbers is a factor of both numbers. 24 is not a factor of 36.
12 and 72 24 and 36
A factor of a number is any number which the original number can divide evenly by (that is, without leaving a remainder or fraction). A common factor is a number which is a factor of the two numbers being considered. 36 cannot divide evenly by 24, and thus 24 is not a factor of 36. Thus, 24 cannot be the greatest common factor of 24 and 36.
12
36
The greatest common factor between the two is 12.
24 & 36