The GCF is 2.
24 and 36
The Greatest Common Factor of 12, 24, 36: 12
12, 24 and 36
There is not a greatest common factor of a single number, such as 36, because there cannot be a greatest common factor without two or more numbers to compare. Common factors are factors that the numbers being compared have in common. The greatest common factor is the largest factor that all the numbers being compared have in common. 24 could not be the GCF of 36 and another number because 24 is not a factor of 36. The factors of 36 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 36. The prime factors of 36 are 2, 2, 3, and 3.
The GCF is 12. The next greatest is 6.
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 and 24 12 and 36 24 and 36
12 and 24 12 and 36 24 and 36
The Greatest Common Factor of 24, 36, 72 is 12.
The Greatest Common Factor of 9, 24, 36: 3
12, 24 and 36, among others.
Yes it can. Divide both numbers by their greatest common factor.