What is is the greatest common factor of 3 and 6?

Answer 1

The GCF of 3 and 6 is: 3

Definition: A factor is a divisor - a number that will evenly divide into another number. The greatest common factor of two or more numbers is the largest factor that the numbers have in common.

Method:

One way to determine the common factors and greatest common factor is to find all the factors of the numbers and compare them.

The factors of 3 are 1 and 3.

The factors of 6 are 1, 2, 3, and 6.

The common factors are 1 and 3. Therefore, the greatest common factor is 3.

Answer 2

It is not possible to give a sensible answer to this question. The greatest common factor (GCF) refers to a factor that is COMMON to two or more numbers. You have only one number in the question!

Answer 3

The word "GREATEST" is a superlative adjective and that means there can be only one.GCF(6, 3) = 3.

Answer 4

The GCF is 3.

Answer 5

GCF of 3 and 6 is 3.