Do the following numbers share common factors? If so, which is the greatest common factor?: {240, 96, 144}

1 Answer
Apr 29, 2016

Common factors are {1,2,3,4,6,8,12,16,24,48} and hence
Greatest Common Factor is 48.

Explanation:

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

Factors of 96 are {1,2,3,4,6,8,12,16,24,32,48,96}

Factors of 144 are {1,2,3,4,6,8,9,12,16,18,24,36,48,72,144}

Hence common factors are {1,2,3,4,6,8,12,16,24,48}

Greatest Common Factor is 48.