Greatest Common Factor of 6972, 8742

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 6972, 8742 i.e. 6 largest integer that divides all the numbers equally.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 6972, 8742 is 6.

GCF(6972, 8742) = 6

GCF of 6972, 8742

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

GCF of:

Greatest Common Factor of 6972,8742

GCF of 6972,8742 is 6

2 6972, 8742
3 3486, 4371
1162, 1457

∴ So the GCF of the given numbers is 2 x 3 = 6

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

Factors of 6972

List of positive integer factors of 6972 that divides 6972 without a remainder.

1,2,3,4,6,7,12,14,21,28,42,83,84,166,249,332,498,581,996,1162,1743,2324,3486,6972

Factors of 8742

List of positive integer factors of 8742 that divides 8742 without a remainder.

1,2,3,6,31,47,62,93,94,141,186,282,1457,2914,4371,8742

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors 6972,8742 . The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 6972,8742 is 6.

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Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 6972, 8742

1. What is the GCF of 6972, 8742?

Answer: GCF of 6972, 8742 is 6.

2. How to Find the GCF of 6972, 8742

Answer: Greatest Common Factor(GCF) of 6972, 8742 = 6

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

Step 2: Then multiply all the prime factors GCF(6972, 8742) = 6.