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    GCF for 8, 12 and 18

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    What's the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 8, 12 and 18?

    Answer

    GCF of 8, 12 and 18 is
    2

    (Two)

    2 is the largest positive integer that divides 8, 12 and 18 without a remainder — every other common divisor of the three divides it too.

    Finding the GCF of 8, 12 and 18 by Prime Factorization

    Split all three numbers into prime factors, then keep every prime that appears in all three of them, each taken as many times as it appears in the poorest factorization. Multiplying what is left gives the greatest common factor:

    All Prime Factors of 8: 2 × 2 × 2 (exponent form: 23)

    All Prime Factors of 12: 2 × 2 × 3 (exponent form: 22 × 3)

    All Prime Factors of 18: 2 × 3 × 3 (exponent form: 2 × 32)

    Prime factor81218Lowest power
    2232222
    3—332—

    GCF = 2 = 2

    Checking the GCF of 8, 12 and 18 Two Numbers at a Time

    The greatest common factor is associative, so three numbers can be handled as two pairs — and this is what makes the Euclidean algorithm usable here: run it on the first pair, then run it again on that result and the third number.

    GCF(a, b, c) = GCF(GCF(a, b), c)

    GCF(8, 12) = 4

    GCF(4, 18) = 2

    GCF(8, 12, 18) = 2

    The answer checks out by division — all three quotients come out whole:

    8 ÷ 2 = 4

    12 ÷ 2 = 6

    18 ÷ 2 = 9

    4, 6 and 9 have no common factor left — that is what makes 2 the greatest one.

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    GCF Table

    Number 1Number 2Number 3GCF
    38121
    48124
    58121
    68122
    78121
    88124
    89121
    810122
    811121
    812124
    812131
    812142
    812151
    812164
    812171
    812182
    812191
    812204
    812211
    812222
    812231
    812244
    812251
    812262
    812271
    812284
    812291
    812302
    812311
    812324

    About "Greatest Common Factor of 3 Numbers" Calculator

    This calculator finds the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of three numbers at once, without doing it in two passes. For example, it can help you find out what's the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 8, 12 and 18? (The answer is: 2). Enter the first number (e.g. '8'), the second (e.g. '12') and the third (e.g. '18'), then hit the 'Calculate' button.
    The Greatest Common Factor of three numbers — also called the greatest common divisor (GCD) or highest common factor (HCF) — is the largest positive integer that divides all three of them with zero remainder
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    FAQ

    What's the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 8, 12 and 18?

    GCF of 8, 12 and 18 is 2

    What prime factors do 8, 12 and 18 share?

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

    Can you get the GCF of 8, 12 and 18 two numbers at a time?

    Yes, and it is the check this page prints. The GCF of 8 and 12 is 4, and the GCF of 4 and 18 is 2 — 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 8 : 12 : 18?

    Divide every term by the GCF 2: 8 ÷ 2 = 4, 12 ÷ 2 = 6 and 18 ÷ 2 = 9. So 8 : 12 : 18 in lowest terms is 4 : 6 : 9, and no whole number other than 1 divides all three of those.

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