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Common Factor Calculator

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Common Factor Calculator

Factors shared by a set of numbers

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Common factors

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12

Greatest common factor: 12

Number of common factors
6

How it was calculated

  1. GCF(36, 60, 84) = 12
  2. 12 = 2² × 3
  3. Factors of 36: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36
  4. Factors of 60: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60
  5. Factors of 84: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 84
  6. The common factors are exactly the factors of the GCF: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12

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How the common factor calculator works

A common factor is a number that divides every number in a set evenly. 1 is always a common factor; the largest one is the greatest common factor (GCF).

A neat shortcut: the common factors of a set are exactly the factors of their GCF. So find the GCF (for 36, 60 and 84 it's 12) and list its factors: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12.

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