No. The prime factors of 84 are 2, 3 and 7.
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12 is a composite number, not a prime factor.
The GCF of 48 and 84 is 12. One way is to list all the factors of both numbers and compare them. The factors of 48 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, and 48. The factors of 84 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, and 84. The common factors are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12. Therefore, the greatest common factor is 12. The greatest common factor can also be calculated by identifying the common prime factors and multiplying them together. The prime factors of 48 are 2, 2, 2, 2, and 3. The prime factors of 84 are 2, 2, 3, and 7. The prime factors they have in common are 2, 2, and 3, so the greatest common factor is 2 x 2 x 3 = 12
The greatest common factor of 12 66 and 84 is 6.
As a product of its prime factors in exponents: 22*3*7 = 84