What Numbers Go Into 26 And 42

For the question "What Numbers Go Into 26 and 42" is the same as Greatest Common Factor (GCF, HCF, GCD) of 26 And 42 numbers.

Greatest Common Factor Of 26 And 42

The gcf of 26 and 42 is the largest positive integer that divides the numbers 26 and 42 without a remainder. Let's find the factors.

Finding The Factors Of 26 And 42

List out all of the prime factors for each number:

Factors Of 26

1 , 2 , 13 , 26

Factors Of 42

1 , 2 , 3 , 6 , 7 , 14 , 21 , 42

The greatest common factor of 26 and 42 is 2 .

What is the Greatest Common Factor?

Put simply, the GCF of a set of whole numbers is the largest positive integer (i.e whole number and not a decimal) that divides evenly into all of the numbers in the set. It's also commonly known as:

Greatest Common Denominator (GCD)
Highest Common Factor (HCF)
Greatest Common Divisor (GCD)