Question

What is high common factor

Answer 1

The highest number that divides each of the two or more numbers is the HCF or Highest Common Factor.

Explanation:

Example: What is the HCF of {12,42,14}

Answer: The HCF is 2 as the biggest number they can all be divided by is 2. {12,42,14} = {2^2*3,2*3*7,2*7} The factors in each number is 2.

Answer 2

For example if your trying to find the highest common factor of 8 and 12 it has to be less or equal to 12 will the answer is 4 because it is able to be divided into any without any reminder. Four has both eight and twelve when you times it by 2 or 3

4,8,12,16