Question

Find the common factors of $56$ and $120$

Answer 1

Determine the common factors

Given numbers are: $56$ and $120$.

When two or more numbers are divisible by the same number, then that number is called their common factor.

Factors of $56$ are: $1$, $2$, $4$, $7$, $8$, $14$, $28$ and $56$.

Factors of $120$ are: $1$, $2$, $3$, $4$, $5$, $6$, $8$, $10$, $12$, $15$, $20$, $24$, $30$, $40$, $60$ and $120$.

By observing these factors we can conclude that the common factors are: $1$, $2$, $4$, $8$.

Hence, the common factors of $56$ and $120$ are $1$, $2$, $4$, $8$.