Greatest common factor, step by step
The greatest common factor is the largest number that divides two values evenly.
The question
GCF of 18 and 30
18:1236918
18:1236918
30:12356101530
18:1236918
30:12356101530
18:1236918
30:12356101530
GCF=6
- A factor is a number that divides in exactly. List every factor of 18.
- Now every factor of 30.
- Some appear in BOTH lists — 1, 2, 3, 6. Those are the common factors.
- The greatest of them is 6, so the GCF of 18 and 30 is 6.
How it works.
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A factor is a number that divides in exactly. List every factor of 18.
- 02
Now every factor of 30.
- 03
Some appear in BOTH lists — 1, 2, 3, 6. Those are the common factors.
- 04
The greatest of them is 6, so the GCF of 18 and 30 is 6.