Greatest Common Factor of 72, 42, 18, 747

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, 42, 18, 747 i.e. 3 largest integer that divides all the numbers equally.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 72, 42, 18, 747 is 3.

GCF(72, 42, 18, 747) = 3

GCF of 72, 42, 18, 747

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

GCF of:

Greatest Common Factor of 72,42,18,747

GCF of 72,42,18,747 is 3

3 72, 42, 18, 747
24, 14, 6, 249

∴ So the GCF of the given numbers is 3 = 3

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 42

List of positive integer factors of 42 that divides 42 without a remainder.

1,2,3,6,7,14,21,42

Factors of 18

List of positive integer factors of 18 that divides 18 without a remainder.

1,2,3,6,9,18

Factors of 747

List of positive integer factors of 747 that divides 747 without a remainder.

1,3,9,83,249,747

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors 72,42,18,747 . The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 72,42,18,747 is 3.

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Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 72, 42, 18, 747

1. What is the GCF of 72, 42, 18, 747?

Answer: GCF of 72, 42, 18, 747 is 3.

2. How to Find the GCF of 72, 42, 18, 747

Answer: Greatest Common Factor(GCF) of 72, 42, 18, 747 = 3

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

Step 2: Then multiply all the prime factors GCF(72, 42, 18, 747) = 3.