Greatest Common Factor of 40, 12, 988

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 40, 12, 988 i.e. 4 largest integer that divides all the numbers equally.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 40, 12, 988 is 4.

GCF(40, 12, 988) = 4

GCF of 40, 12, 988

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

GCF of:

Greatest Common Factor of 40,12,988

GCF of 40,12,988 is 4

2 40, 12, 988
2 20, 6, 494
10, 3, 247

∴ So the GCF of the given numbers is 2 x 2 = 4

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

Factors of 40

List of positive integer factors of 40 that divides 40 without a remainder.

1,2,4,5,8,10,20,40

Factors of 12

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

1,2,3,4,6,12

Factors of 988

List of positive integer factors of 988 that divides 988 without a remainder.

1,2,4,13,19,26,38,52,76,247,494,988

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors 40,12,988 . The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 40,12,988 is 4.

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Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 40, 12, 988

1. What is the GCF of 40, 12, 988?

Answer: GCF of 40, 12, 988 is 4.

2. How to Find the GCF of 40, 12, 988

Answer: Greatest Common Factor(GCF) of 40, 12, 988 = 4

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

Step 2: Then multiply all the prime factors GCF(40, 12, 988) = 4.