Question

find the largest whole number which is a factor of both 42 and 98.

Answer 1

Answer:

The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) for 42 and 98, notation CGF(42,98), is 14. Explanation: The factors of 42 are 1,2,3,6,7,14,21,42; The factors of 98 are 1,2,7,14,49,98.

Answer 2

Answer:

The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) for 42 and 98, notation CGF(42,98), is 14.

Explanation:

The factors of 42 are 1,2,3,6,7,14,21,42;

The factors of 98 are 1,2,7,14,49,98.

So, as we can see, the Greatest Common Factor or Divisor is 14, because it is the greatest number that divides evenly into all of them.

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