GCF for 12, 18 and 36

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What's the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 12, 18 and 36?

Answer

GCF of 12, 18 and 36 is

Common factors: 1, 2, 3, 6

6 divides all three: 12 ÷ 6 = 2, 18 ÷ 6 = 3, 36 ÷ 6 = 6 — and 2, 3 and 6 have no factor but 1 common to all of them, so no larger number divides all three.

12 = 2² × 3

18 = 2 × 3²

36 = 2² × 3²

Prime	12	18	36	Lowest power
2	2²	2	2²	2
3	3	3²	3²	3

GCF = 2 × 3 = 6

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1st	2nd	3rd	GCF
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
12	18	42	6
12	18	43	1
12	18	44	2
12	18	45	3
12	18	46	2
12	18	47	1
12	18	48	6
12	18	49	1
12	18	50	2

FAQ

What's the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 12, 18 and 36?

GCF of 12, 18 and 36 is 6

What prime factors do 12, 18 and 36 share?

All three factorizations contain 2 × 3, and multiplying those shared primes gives 6 — exactly the greatest common factor.

Can you get the GCF of 12, 18 and 36 two numbers at a time?

Yes. The GCF of 12 and 18 is 6, and the GCF of 6 and 36 is 6 — 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 : 36?

Divide every term by the GCF 6: 12 ÷ 6 = 2, 18 ÷ 6 = 3 and 36 ÷ 6 = 6. So 12 : 18 : 36 in lowest terms is 2 : 3 : 6, and no whole number other than 1 divides all three of those.

GCF for 12, 18 and 36

What's the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 12, 18 and 36?

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FAQ

What's the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 12, 18 and 36?

What prime factors do 12, 18 and 36 share?

Can you get the GCF of 12, 18 and 36 two numbers at a time?

How does the GCF simplify the ratio 12 : 18 : 36?

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1st	2nd	3rd	GCF
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
12	18	42	6
12	18	43	1
12	18	44	2
12	18	45	3
12	18	46	2
12	18	47	1
12	18	48	6
12	18	49	1
12	18	50	2

1st	2nd	3rd	GCF
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
12	18	42	6
12	18	43	1
12	18	44	2
12	18	45	3
12	18	46	2
12	18	47	1
12	18	48	6
12	18	49	1
12	18	50	2

1st	2nd	3rd	GCF
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
12	18	42	6
12	18	43	1
12	18	44	2
12	18	45	3
12	18	46	2
12	18	47	1
12	18	48	6
12	18	49	1
12	18	50	2