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Greatest Common Factor

Greatest Common Factor. Greatest Common Factor (GCF). The greatest common factor is the largest factor that two numbers share. Let’s find the GCF of 12 and 42. First, we need to make a list of factors for each number. 12. 42. 1 x 12. 1 x 42. Factors of 12: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6,12. 2 x 21.

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Greatest Common Factor

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  1. Greatest Common Factor

  2. Greatest Common Factor (GCF) • The greatest common factor is the largest factor that two numbers share. • Let’s find the GCF of 12 and 42. First, we need to make a list of factors for each number.

  3. 12 42 1 x 12 1 x 42 Factors of 12: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6,12 2 x 21 2 x 6 3 x 14 3 x 4 4 x ?? 4 x 3 Factors of 42: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42 5 x ?? 6 x 7 7 x 6 Common Factors: 1, 2, 3, 6 Greatest Common Factor: 6

  4. What is the GCF of 18 and 27? 18 27 Factors of 18: 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18 1 x 18 1 x 27 2 x ? 2 x 9 3 x 9 3 x 6 Factors of 27: 1, 3, 9, 27 4 x ? 5 x ? 4 x ? 6 x ? 5 x ? 7 x ? Common Factors: 1, 3, 9 8 x ? 6 x 3 9 x 3 GCF: 9

  5. What is the GCF of 48 and 60? Factors of 48: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48 48 60 1 x 48 1 x 60 2 x 30 2 x 24 3 x 20 3 x 16 4 x 15 Factors of 60: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60 4 x 12 5 x 12 6 x 8 6 x 10 Common Factors: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12 GCF: 12

  6. Using Prime Factorization • Find the prime factorization of each number. • Identify the common factors and multiply them.

  7. Example: GCF of 27 and 36 27 36 27 = 3x3x3 36 = 2x2x3x3 2 x 18 3 x 9 2 x 9 3 x 3 = 9 3 x 3 3 x 3 • Both prime factorizations have 3x3 in common. • Therefore, the GCF is 9.

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