What is the greatest common factor of 27 and 72

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Hugo Reese

Mathematics

17 September, 16:05

What is the greatest common factor of 27 and 72

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Randall Alexander · Answer 1

Looking for the greatest common factor of 27 and 72.

We look for numbers that can divide into 27 and 72 at the same time.

3 / 27 72

3 / 9 24

/ 3 8

No other number can go into 3 and 8 simultaneously so we stop.

GCF: We multiply the numbers before the stroke /

= 3 * 3 = 9

Greatest common factor = 9

I hope this is a bit clearer.

Avah Mclaughlin · Answer 2

The greatest common factor or GCF of 27 and 72 is 9

The reason being is because 9 is the biggest number that will divide into both 27 and 72