Greatest Common Factor of 36, 16, 38, 236

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 36, 16, 38, 236 i.e. 2 largest integer that divides all the numbers equally.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 36, 16, 38, 236 is 2.

GCF(36, 16, 38, 236) = 2

GCF of 36, 16, 38, 236

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

GCF of:

Greatest Common Factor of 36,16,38,236

GCF of 36,16,38,236 is 2

2 36, 16, 38, 236
18, 8, 19, 118

∴ So the GCF of the given numbers is 2 = 2

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

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 16

List of positive integer factors of 16 that divides 16 without a remainder.

1,2,4,8,16

Factors of 38

List of positive integer factors of 38 that divides 38 without a remainder.

1,2,19,38

Factors of 236

List of positive integer factors of 236 that divides 236 without a remainder.

1,2,4,59,118,236

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors 36,16,38,236 . The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 36,16,38,236 is 2.

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Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 36, 16, 38, 236

1. What is the GCF of 36, 16, 38, 236?

Answer: GCF of 36, 16, 38, 236 is 2.

2. How to Find the GCF of 36, 16, 38, 236

Answer: Greatest Common Factor(GCF) of 36, 16, 38, 236 = 2

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

Step 2: Then multiply all the prime factors GCF(36, 16, 38, 236) = 2.