Greatest Common Factor of 261, 240, 78

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 261, 240, 78 i.e. 3 largest integer that divides all the numbers equally.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 261, 240, 78 is 3.

GCF(261, 240, 78) = 3

GCF of 261, 240, 78

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

GCF of:

Greatest Common Factor of 261,240,78

GCF of 261,240,78 is 3

3 261, 240, 78
87, 80, 26

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

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

Factors of 261

List of positive integer factors of 261 that divides 261 without a remainder.

1,3,9,29,87,261

Factors of 240

List of positive integer factors of 240 that divides 240 without a remainder.

1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10,12,15,16,20,24,30,40,48,60,80,120,240

Factors of 78

List of positive integer factors of 78 that divides 78 without a remainder.

1,2,3,6,13,26,39,78

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors 261,240,78 . The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 261,240,78 is 3.

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Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 261, 240, 78

1. What is the GCF of 261, 240, 78?

Answer: GCF of 261, 240, 78 is 3.

2. How to Find the GCF of 261, 240, 78

Answer: Greatest Common Factor(GCF) of 261, 240, 78 = 3

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

Step 2: Then multiply all the prime factors GCF(261, 240, 78) = 3.