What are the common factors of 462 and 2940?

A factor is a divisor - a number that will evenly divide into another number.

One way to determine the common factors and greatest common factor is to find all the factors of the numbers and compare them.

The factors of 462 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 11, 14, 21, 22, 33, 42, 66, 77, 154, 231, and 462.

The factors of 2940 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 14, 15, 20, 21, 28, 30, 35, 42, 49, 60, 70, 84, 98, 105, 140, 147, 196, 210, 245, 294, 420, 490, 588, 735, 980, 1470, and 2940.

The common factors are 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, and 42.

This would mean that the greatest common factor is 42.