Greatest Common Factor of 12, 72, 279

Greatest common factor or Greatest common divisor (GCD) can be calculated in two ways

• Greatest Common Factor of 12, 72, 279 by common division method
• Greatest Common Factor of 12, 72, 279 with matching the biggest common factor

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∴ So the GCF of the given numbers is 3 = 3

Factors of 12

List of positive integer factors of 12 that divides 12 without a remainder.

1,2,3,4,6,12

Factors of 72

List of positive integer factors of 72 that divides 72 without a remainder.

1,2,3,4,6,8,9,12,18,24,36,72

Factors of 279

List of positive integer factors of 279 that divides 279 without a remainder.

1,3,9,31,93,279

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors 12,72,279 . The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 12,72,279 is 3.

Here are some samples of GCF of two or more Numbers calculations.

• GCF of 51, 12, 171
• GCF of 58, 22, 585
• GCF of 10, 96, 155
• GCF of 40, 45, 821
• GCF of 55, 73, 745

1. What is the GCF of 12, 72, 279?

Answer: GCF of 12, 72, 279 is 3.

2. How to Find the GCF of 12, 72, 279

Answer: Greatest Common Factor(GCF) of 12, 72, 279 = 3

Step 1: Divide all the numbers with common prime numbers having remainder zero.

Step 2: Then multiply all the prime factors GCF(12, 72, 279) = 3.