The factors of 16 are 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16.
The factors of 21 are 1, 3, 7, and 21.
The only common factor is 1; they are relatively prime.
The least (or lowest) common factor is 1. The greatest (or highest) common factor is 1.
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The greatest factor of 21 and 16 is 21, which is a factor of 21 but not of 16.
Answer: 1 The factors of 9 are 1, 3, and 9. The factors of 21 are 1, 3, 7, and 21. The common factors are 1 and 3; the least (smallest) common factor is 1.
The factors of 18 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, and 18. The factors of 21 are 1, 3, 7, and 21. The common factors are 1 and 3. Therefore, the least common factor (the smallest common factor) is 1. Factorizations: 18-3x3x2 21-7x3
The least common factor of any set of numbers is 1.
The common factors of 21 and 42 are 3, 7 and 21. The greatest common factor (GCF) is 21.