GCF for 32, 48 and 64

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What's the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 32, 48 and 64?

Answer

GCF of 32, 48 and 64 is
16

Common factors: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16

16 divides all three: 32 ÷ 16 = 2, 48 ÷ 16 = 3, 64 ÷ 16 = 4 — and 2, 3 and 4 have no factor but 1 common to all of them, so no larger number divides all three.

32 = 25

48 = 24 × 3

64 = 26

Prime324864Lowest power
225242624
3—3——

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

GCF = 24 = 16

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GCF Table

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3248511
3248524
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3248542
3248551
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3248571
3248582
3248591
3248604
3248611
3248622
3248631
32486416
3248651
3248662
3248671
3248684
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3248702
3248711
3248728
3248731
3248742
3248751
3248764
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3248782

FAQ

What's the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 32, 48 and 64?

GCF of 32, 48 and 64 is 16

What prime factors do 32, 48 and 64 share?

All three factorizations contain 2 × 2 × 2 × 2, and multiplying those shared primes gives 16 — exactly the greatest common factor.

Can you get the GCF of 32, 48 and 64 two numbers at a time?

Yes. The GCF of 32 and 48 is 16, and the GCF of 16 and 64 is 16 — 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 32 : 48 : 64?

Divide every term by the GCF 16: 32 ÷ 16 = 2, 48 ÷ 16 = 3 and 64 ÷ 16 = 4. So 32 : 48 : 64 in lowest terms is 2 : 3 : 4, and no whole number other than 1 divides all three of those.