Greatest Common Factor of 72, 12, 432

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 72, 12, 432 i.e. 12 largest integer that divides all the numbers equally.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72, 12, 432 is 12.

GCF(72, 12, 432) = 12

GCF of 72, 12, 432

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

GCF of:

Greatest Common Factor of 72,12,432

GCF of 72,12,432 is 12

2 72, 12, 432
2 36, 6, 216
3 18, 3, 108
6, 1, 36

∴ So the GCF of the given numbers is 2 x 2 x 3 = 12

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

Factors of 72

List of positive integer factors of 72 that divides 72 without a remainder.

1,2,3,4,6,8,9,12,18,24,36,72

Factors of 12

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

1,2,3,4,6,12

Factors of 432

List of positive integer factors of 432 that divides 432 without a remainder.

1,2,3,4,6,8,9,12,16,18,24,27,36,48,54,72,108,144,216,432

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors 72,12,432 . The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72,12,432 is 12.

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Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 72, 12, 432

1. What is the GCF of 72, 12, 432?

Answer: GCF of 72, 12, 432 is 12.

2. How to Find the GCF of 72, 12, 432

Answer: Greatest Common Factor(GCF) of 72, 12, 432 = 12

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

Step 2: Then multiply all the prime factors GCF(72, 12, 432) = 12.