Year 7 Interactive Maths - Second Edition

Highest Common Factor

The largest common factor of two or more numbers is called the highest common factor (HCF).

Setting out:

Often, we set out the solution as follows:

Example 9

Find the highest common factor of 14 and 28.

Solution:

Key Terms

highest common factor, HCF

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