What is the greatest common factor of 36 and 264?

Answer 1

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 72 and 264 is 24

Answer 2

36 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 3; 264 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 11

Common factors = 2 x 2 x 3 so HCF = 12

Answer 3

The LCM is: 792

Answer 4

LCM(72, 264) = 792.

Answer 5

792