GCF for 12, 18 and 27

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What's the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 12, 18 and 27?

Answer

GCF of 12, 18 and 27 is

Common factors: 1, 3

3 divides all three: 12 ÷ 3 = 4, 18 ÷ 3 = 6, 27 ÷ 3 = 9 — and 4, 6 and 9 have no factor but 1 common to all of them, so no larger number divides all three.

12 = 2² × 3

18 = 2 × 3²

27 = 3³

Prime	12	18	27	Lowest power
2	2²	2	—	—
3	3	3²	3³	3

— = power 0: the prime is not a factor of this number, so it cannot be in the GCF.

GCF = 3

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1st	2nd	3rd	GCF
12	12	18	6
12	13	18	1
12	14	18	2
12	15	18	3
12	16	18	2
12	17	18	1
12	18	18	6
12	18	19	1
12	18	20	2
12	18	21	3
12	18	22	2
12	18	23	1
12	18	24	6
12	18	25	1
12	18	26	2
12	18	27	3
12	18	28	2
12	18	29	1
12	18	30	6
12	18	31	1
12	18	32	2
12	18	33	3
12	18	34	2
12	18	35	1
12	18	36	6
12	18	37	1
12	18	38	2
12	18	39	3
12	18	40	2
12	18	41	1

FAQ

What's the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 12, 18 and 27?

GCF of 12, 18 and 27 is 3

What prime factors do 12, 18 and 27 share?

All three factorizations contain 3, and multiplying those shared primes gives 3 — exactly the greatest common factor.

Can you get the GCF of 12, 18 and 27 two numbers at a time?

Yes. The GCF of 12 and 18 is 6, and the GCF of 6 and 27 is 3 — the same answer, because the greatest common factor is associative and does not depend on the order of the three numbers.

How does the GCF simplify the ratio 12 : 18 : 27?

Divide every term by the GCF 3: 12 ÷ 3 = 4, 18 ÷ 3 = 6 and 27 ÷ 3 = 9. So 12 : 18 : 27 in lowest terms is 4 : 6 : 9, and no whole number other than 1 divides all three of those.

GCF for 12, 18 and 27

What's the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 12, 18 and 27?

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FAQ

What's the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 12, 18 and 27?

What prime factors do 12, 18 and 27 share?

Can you get the GCF of 12, 18 and 27 two numbers at a time?

How does the GCF simplify the ratio 12 : 18 : 27?

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1st	2nd	3rd	GCF
12	12	18	6
12	13	18	1
12	14	18	2
12	15	18	3
12	16	18	2
12	17	18	1
12	18	18	6
12	18	19	1
12	18	20	2
12	18	21	3
12	18	22	2
12	18	23	1
12	18	24	6
12	18	25	1
12	18	26	2
12	18	27	3
12	18	28	2
12	18	29	1
12	18	30	6
12	18	31	1
12	18	32	2
12	18	33	3
12	18	34	2
12	18	35	1
12	18	36	6
12	18	37	1
12	18	38	2
12	18	39	3
12	18	40	2
12	18	41	1

1st	2nd	3rd	GCF
12	12	18	6
12	13	18	1
12	14	18	2
12	15	18	3
12	16	18	2
12	17	18	1
12	18	18	6
12	18	19	1
12	18	20	2
12	18	21	3
12	18	22	2
12	18	23	1
12	18	24	6
12	18	25	1
12	18	26	2
12	18	27	3
12	18	28	2
12	18	29	1
12	18	30	6
12	18	31	1
12	18	32	2
12	18	33	3
12	18	34	2
12	18	35	1
12	18	36	6
12	18	37	1
12	18	38	2
12	18	39	3
12	18	40	2
12	18	41	1

1st	2nd	3rd	GCF
12	12	18	6
12	13	18	1
12	14	18	2
12	15	18	3
12	16	18	2
12	17	18	1
12	18	18	6
12	18	19	1
12	18	20	2
12	18	21	3
12	18	22	2
12	18	23	1
12	18	24	6
12	18	25	1
12	18	26	2
12	18	27	3
12	18	28	2
12	18	29	1
12	18	30	6
12	18	31	1
12	18	32	2
12	18	33	3
12	18	34	2
12	18	35	1
12	18	36	6
12	18	37	1
12	18	38	2
12	18	39	3
12	18	40	2
12	18	41	1