The factors of 30 are 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, and 30
The factors of 42 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, and 42
The common factors of 30 and 42 are 1, 2, 3 and 6
For Greatest Common Factors to exist, there need to be two or more numbers to compare.
Example: 30 and 42 Factor them. 2 x 3 x 5 = 30 2 x 3 x 7 = 42 Select the common factors. 2 x 3 = 6, the GCF
All numbers have factors. Some numbers have some of the same factors as other numbers. These are known as common factors. If you compare the lists of factors, you will see which ones are common.Example: 30 and 421, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, 301, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42The common factors are 1, 2, 3, 6
The GCF is 6.The factors of 18 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, and 18.The factors of 30 are 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15, and 30.The factors of 42 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, and 42.The common factors of 18, 30, and 42 ... the numbers that appear on all three lists ...are 1, 2, 3, and 6.The greatest one of them is 6 .