The common factors of 60 and 42 are 6, 3, 2, 1, intersecting the two sets above. In the intersection factors of 60 ∩ factors of 42 the greatest element is 6. Therefore, the greatest common factor of 60 and 42 is 6.
What are the prime common factors of 42 and 60?
Alternatively, the gcf of 42 and 60 can be found using the prime factorization of 42 and 60:
- The prime factorization of 42 is: 2 x 3 x 7.
- The prime factorization of 60 is: 2 x 2 x 3 x 5.
- The prime factors and multiplicities 42 and 60 have in common are: 2 x 3.
- 2 x 3 is the gcf of 42 and 60.
- gcf(42,60) = 6.
What is 42 60 as a percentage?
Now we can see that our fraction is 70/100, which means that 42/60 as a percentage is 70%.
How to find the greatest common factor of a monomial?
It is found by first finding the prime factorization Prime Factorization of each monomial. Find greatest common factor of the monomials 12 x and 18 x 2. Detailed Solutions and explanations are included. Find the greatest common factor of the monomials 36 x2 and 42 x3 . Find the greatest common factor of 45 x3, 60 x2 and 75 x4 .
Which is the greatest common factor 50 or 120?
The prime factorization of 50 is 2 x 5 x 5 = 50. The prime factorization of 120 is 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 5 = 120. The occurrences of common prime factors of 20, 50 and 120 are 2 and 5. So the greatest common factor of 20, 50 and 120 is 2 x 5 = 10.
Which is the prime factorization of 20 and 50?
The prime factorization of 20 is 2 x 2 x 5 = 20. The prime factorization of 50 is 2 x 5 x 5 = 50. The prime factorization of 120 is 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 5 = 120. The occurrences of common prime factors of 20, 50 and 120 are 2 and 5.
How to calculate the greatest factor of two numbers?
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