What is the greatest common factor of 60 and 44?

Answer 1

The Greatest Common Factor is the highest number that divides exactly into two or more numbers.

44: 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44

60: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60

The Greatest Common Factor of 44 and 60 is 4.

Answer 2

Let's calculate the prime factors of each number.

60 = 2*2*3*5

44= 2*2*11

The "greatest common factor" is found by multiplying all of the prime factors that the numbers have in common. In this case, the prime factors 2 and 2 are shared. So the greatest common factor is 2*2, or 4.

Answer 3

The GCF is 4.