What is the greatest common factor of 36 and 72?

Answer 1

Since 72 is a multiple of 36, the GCF of 36 and 72 is 36.

To work out the GCF in detail:

Factors of 36: 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36

Factors of 72: 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72

The GCF of 36 and 72 is 36
That would be 36
The GCF is 36.

Answer 2

The greatest common factor of 36 and 72 is 36.