Greatest Common Factor of 21, 36, 42, 336

Created By : Jatin Gogia

Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty

Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023


GCF of two or more numbers Calculator allows you to quickly calculate the GCF of 21, 36, 42, 336 i.e. 3 largest integer that divides all the numbers equally.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 21, 36, 42, 336 is 3.

GCF(21, 36, 42, 336) = 3

GCF of 21, 36, 42, 336

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

GCF of:

Greatest Common Factor of 21,36,42,336

GCF of 21,36,42,336 is 3

3 21, 36, 42, 336
7, 12, 14, 112

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

Greatest Common Factor (GCF) By Matching Biggest Common Factor Method

Factors of 21

List of positive integer factors of 21 that divides 21 without a remainder.

1,3,7,21

Factors of 36

List of positive integer factors of 36 that divides 36 without a remainder.

1,2,3,4,6,9,12,18,36

Factors of 42

List of positive integer factors of 42 that divides 42 without a remainder.

1,2,3,6,7,14,21,42

Factors of 336

List of positive integer factors of 336 that divides 336 without a remainder.

1,2,3,4,6,7,8,12,14,16,21,24,28,42,48,56,84,112,168,336

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors 21,36,42,336 . The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 21,36,42,336 is 3.

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Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 21, 36, 42, 336

1. What is the GCF of 21, 36, 42, 336?

Answer: GCF of 21, 36, 42, 336 is 3.

2. How to Find the GCF of 21, 36, 42, 336

Answer: Greatest Common Factor(GCF) of 21, 36, 42, 336 = 3

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

Step 2: Then multiply all the prime factors GCF(21, 36, 42, 336) = 3.