What Numbers Go Into 72 And 8

For the question "What Numbers Go Into 72 and 8" is the same as Greatest Common Factor (GCF, HCF, GCD) of 72 And 8 numbers.

Greatest Common Factor Of 72 And 8

The gcf of 72 and 8 is the largest positive integer that divides the numbers 72 and 8 without a remainder. Let's find the factors.

Finding The Factors Of 72 And 8

List out all of the prime factors for each number:

Factors Of 72

1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 6 , 8 , 9 , 12 , 18 , 24 , 36 , 72

Factors Of 8

1 , 2 , 4 , 8

The greatest common factor of 72 and 8 is 8 .

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)