The factors of 18 are:
1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18
The factors of 42 are:
1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42
The common factors are:
1, 2, 3, 6
The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) is:
6
Chat with our AI personalities
The GCF is 6.
42 / 18 = 2 r 6 18 / 6 = 3 r 0 -> gcf of 42 and 18 is 6.
The Greatest Common Factor of 42 and 18 is 6.
6
gcf(18, 21, 42) = 3. 18 = 2 x 3^2 21 = 3 x 7 24 = 2^3 x 3 hcf = 3