GCF for 6, 9 and 18

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What's the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 6, 9 and 18?

Answer

GCF of 6, 9 and 18 is
3

Common factors: 1, 3

3 divides all three: 6 ÷ 3 = 2, 9 ÷ 3 = 3, 18 ÷ 3 = 6 — and 2, 3 and 6 have no factor but 1 common to all of them, so no larger number divides all three.

6 = 2 × 3

9 = 32

18 = 2 × 32

Prime6918Lowest power
22—2—
3332323

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

GCF = 3

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FAQ

What's the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 6, 9 and 18?

GCF of 6, 9 and 18 is 3

What prime factors do 6, 9 and 18 share?

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

Can you get the GCF of 6, 9 and 18 two numbers at a time?

Yes. The GCF of 6 and 9 is 3, and the GCF of 3 and 18 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 6 : 9 : 18?

Divide every term by the GCF 3: 6 ÷ 3 = 2, 9 ÷ 3 = 3 and 18 ÷ 3 = 6. So 6 : 9 : 18 in lowest terms is 2 : 3 : 6, and no whole number other than 1 divides all three of those.

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