Middle School

Find the GCF of 56 and 84.

A factor tree for 84 is given below.

The GCF of 84 and 56 is ______.

Answer :

The greatest common factor of the given numbers is 4.

The given numbers are 56 and 84.

The GCF (Greatest Common Factor) of two or more numbers is the greatest number among all the common factors of the given numbers.

Here, the factors of given numbers are

56 = 2×2×2×7

84 = 2×2×3×7

Now, the common factors from the above factorization is 2×2

= 4

Therefore, the greatest common factor of the given numbers is 4.

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The GCF of 84 and 56 is 28.