GCF (HCF) of 42 and 48

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What is the Greatest Common Divisor of 42 and 48?

Answer

GCF (HCF) of 42 and 48 is

Common factors: 1, 2, 3, 6

6 divides both: 42 ÷ 6 = 7, 48 ÷ 6 = 8 — and 7 and 8 share no factor but 1, so no larger number divides both.

42 = 2 × 3 × 7

48 = 2⁴ × 3

Prime	42	48	Lowest power
2	2	2⁴	2
3	3	3	3
7	7	—	—

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

GCF = 2 × 3 = 6

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Number 1	Number 2	GCF
42	28	14
42	44	2
42	45	3
42	46	2
42	48	6
42	49	7
42	50	2
42	51	3
42	52	2
42	54	6
42	55	1
42	56	14
42	57	3
42	58	2
42	59	1
42	60	6
42	63	21
42	65	1
42	70	14
42	72	6
42	80	2
42	84	42
42	86	2
42	90	6
42	96	6
42	98	14
42	100	2
42	105	21
42	231	21
42	1,365	21

FAQ

What is the Greatest Common Divisor of 42 and 48?

GCF (HCF) of 42 and 48 is 6

How to find the GCF of 42 and 48?

You can find the GCF of 42 and 48 by listing all factors of both numbers and picking the greatest common one, or by prime factorization. The GCF of 42 and 48 is 6.

What prime factors do 42 and 48 share?

The prime factorizations of 42 and 48 have 2 × 3 in common, and multiplying those shared primes gives 6 — exactly the greatest common factor.

How does the GCF reduce the fraction 42/48?

Divide the numerator and the denominator by the GCF 6: 42 ÷ 6 = 7 and 48 ÷ 6 = 8. So 42/48 in lowest terms is 7/8.

GCF (HCF) of 42 and 48

What is the Greatest Common Divisor of 42 and 48?

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What is the Greatest Common Divisor of 42 and 48?

How to find the GCF of 42 and 48?

What prime factors do 42 and 48 share?

How does the GCF reduce the fraction 42/48?

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