Greatest Common Factor of 864, 240, 972

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 864, 240, 972 i.e. 12 largest integer that divides all the numbers equally.

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 864, 240, 972 is 12.

GCF(864, 240, 972) = 12

GCF of 864, 240, 972

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

GCF of:

Greatest Common Factor of 864,240,972

GCF of 864,240,972 is 12

2 864, 240, 972
2 432, 120, 486
3 216, 60, 243
72, 20, 81

∴ 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 864

List of positive integer factors of 864 that divides 864 without a remainder.

1,2,3,4,6,8,9,12,16,18,24,27,32,36,48,54,72,96,108,144,216,288,432,864

Factors of 240

List of positive integer factors of 240 that divides 240 without a remainder.

1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10,12,15,16,20,24,30,40,48,60,80,120,240

Factors of 972

List of positive integer factors of 972 that divides 972 without a remainder.

1,2,3,4,6,9,12,18,27,36,54,81,108,162,243,324,486,972

Greatest Common Factor

We found the factors 864,240,972 . The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 864,240,972 is 12.

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Frequently Asked Questions on GCF of 864, 240, 972

1. What is the GCF of 864, 240, 972?

Answer: GCF of 864, 240, 972 is 12.

2. How to Find the GCF of 864, 240, 972

Answer: Greatest Common Factor(GCF) of 864, 240, 972 = 12

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

Step 2: Then multiply all the prime factors GCF(864, 240, 972) = 12.