Is 3 a common factor of 42 and 84

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Darian Mckee

3 June, 06:19

Is 3 a common factor of 42 and 84

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Lillianna Monroe · Answer 2

Answer: Yes, 3 is a common factor of 42 and 84.

We can see this by noticing that

42 = 3*14

84 = 3*28

Also we could use the divisibility by 3 rule which says to add up the digits of the values. So 42 would have 4+2 = 6 which is a multiple of 3. Similarly, 84 has us add 8+4 = 12 which is also a multiple of 3.

Side note: 3 is not the greatest common factor as that would be 42.