Question

What is the hcf of 1224 and 5000

Answer 1

Answer:

3

Step-by-step explanation:

To get the Highest Common Factor, you can use the Prime Factorization method :

Factors of 1224 :

Factors             1224

2                          612

2                              306

2                                 153

3                                    51

3                                      17

17                                       1

Factors that made up 1224 : 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 17

Factor of 1224 : 2 , 3 and 17

Factors of 2016 :

Factors             2016

2                          1008

2                              504

2                                 252

2                                    126

2                                       63

3                                          21

3                                            7

7                                              1

Factors that made up 2016 : 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 7

Factors of 2016 ; 2 , 3 and 7

To find the Highest Common Factor between these two numbers, take the highest factor, which both the numbers have it (Bold and Underlined)

The highest common factor of 1224 and 2016 is 3.