Greatest Common Factor of 42, 12, 20, 868

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 42, 12, 20, 868 i.e. 2 largest integer that divides all the numbers equally.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 42, 12, 20, 868 is 2.

GCF(42, 12, 20, 868) = 2

GCF of 42, 12, 20, 868

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

GCF of:

Greatest Common Factor of 42,12,20,868

GCF of 42,12,20,868 is 2

2 42, 12, 20, 868
21, 6, 10, 434

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

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

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 12

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

1,2,3,4,6,12

Factors of 20

List of positive integer factors of 20 that divides 20 without a remainder.

1,2,4,5,10,20

Factors of 868

List of positive integer factors of 868 that divides 868 without a remainder.

1,2,4,7,14,28,31,62,124,217,434,868

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors 42,12,20,868 . The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 42,12,20,868 is 2.

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Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 42, 12, 20, 868

1. What is the GCF of 42, 12, 20, 868?

Answer: GCF of 42, 12, 20, 868 is 2.

2. How to Find the GCF of 42, 12, 20, 868

Answer: Greatest Common Factor(GCF) of 42, 12, 20, 868 = 2

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

Step 2: Then multiply all the prime factors GCF(42, 12, 20, 868) = 2.