No, 6 is not a factor of 3. A factor of a number is a whole number that can be multiplied to give the original number. In this case, 6 cannot be multiplied by any whole number to give 3, so 6 is not a factor of 3.
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Find the factors of each number first. For 3 it is 1, 3 For 6 it is 1, 2, 3, 6 The greatest common factor of 3 and 6 is 3 since that is the highest factor they have in common.
6 = 2 * 3. 9 = 3 * 3. So the greatest common factor is 3.
Increase by a factor of 6 means multiply by 6 Decrease by a factor of 6 means divide by 6 The factors of 6 are 1, 2, 3 and 6.
12 is a multiple of 3. It is not a factor of 6. 6 is a factor of 12.
The GCF is 3.