What is the greatest common factor of 96 and 212?

Answer 1

Oh honey, the greatest common factor of 96 and 212 is 4. It's like finding the one thing they both have in common, and in this case, 4 is that lucky winner. So, go ahead and give a round of applause to 4 for being the real MVP in this math problem.

Answer 2

The greatest common factor (GCF) is often also called the greatest common divisor (GCD) or highest common factor (HCF). Keep in mind that these different terms all refer to the same thing: the largest integer which evenly divides two or more numbers.

The greatest common factor of 96 and 212 is 4.
96 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3, 212 = 2 x 2 x 53 so HCF is 4