Greatest Common Factor of 84, 12, 98, 72, 42

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 84, 12, 98, 72, 42 i.e. 2 largest integer that divides all the numbers equally.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 84, 12, 98, 72, 42 is 2.

GCF(84, 12, 98, 72, 42) = 2

GCF of 84, 12, 98, 72, 42

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

GCF of:

Greatest Common Factor of 84,12,98,72,42

GCF of 84,12,98,72,42 is 2

2 84, 12, 98, 72, 42
42, 6, 49, 36, 21

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

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

Factors of 84

List of positive integer factors of 84 that divides 84 without a remainder.

1,2,3,4,6,7,12,14,21,28,42,84

Factors of 12

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

1,2,3,4,6,12

Factors of 98

List of positive integer factors of 98 that divides 98 without a remainder.

1,2,7,14,49,98

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

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors 84,12,98,72,42 . The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 84,12,98,72,42 is 2.

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Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 84, 12, 98, 72, 42

1. What is the GCF of 84, 12, 98, 72, 42?

Answer: GCF of 84, 12, 98, 72, 42 is 2.

2. How to Find the GCF of 84, 12, 98, 72, 42

Answer: Greatest Common Factor(GCF) of 84, 12, 98, 72, 42 = 2

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

Step 2: Then multiply all the prime factors GCF(84, 12, 98, 72, 42) = 2.