Find the GCF 24 , 28

$24$ , $28$

Step 1

Find the common factors for the numerical part:

$24, 28$

Step 2

The factors for $24$ are $1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24$ .

The factors for $24$ are all numbers between $1$ and $24$ , which divide $24$ evenly.

Check numbers between $1$ and $24$

Find the factor pairs of $24$ where $x \cdot y = 24$ .

$\begin{array}{c} x & y \\ 1 & 24 \\ 2 & 12 \\ 3 & 8 \\ 4 & 6 \end{array}$

List the factors for $24$ .

$1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24$

Step 3

The factors for $28$ are $1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28$ .

The factors for $28$ are all numbers between $1$ and $28$ , which divide $28$ evenly.

Check numbers between $1$ and $28$

Find the factor pairs of $28$ where $x \cdot y = 28$ .

$\begin{array}{c} x & y \\ 1 & 28 \\ 2 & 14 \\ 4 & 7 \end{array}$

List the factors for $28$ .

$1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28$

Step 4

List all the factors for $24, 28$ to find the common factors.

$24$ : $1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24$

$28$ : $1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28$

Step 5

The common factors for $24, 28$ are $1, 2, 4$ .

$1, 2, 4$

Step 6

The GCF (HCF) of the numerical factors $1, 2, 4$ is $4$ .

$4$