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What are the greatest commen factors of 42,72, and 84

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Factors are numbers that can divide evenly into larger numbers. The factors of 72 are 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 8, 6, 4, 3, and 2. The factors of 84 are 42, 28, 21, 14, 12, 7, 6, 4, 3, and 2. Thefore, the greatest common factor is 12.
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