Perito
Dec 9, 2009, 05:25 PM
Basically, you break the numbers down into their prime factors:
36 = 3 x 3 x 2 x 2
24 = 3 x 2 x 2 x 2
Take the factors that are the same (in common), 3 x 2 x 2 = 12
The greatest common factor is, therefore, 12.
Unknown008
Dec 13, 2009, 12:35 PM
And what answer did you get Hamayun?
HAMAYUN
Dec 13, 2009, 04:32 PM
and what answer did you get hamayun?
I got 12
Unknown008
Dec 15, 2009, 06:13 AM
Hmmm... if I take GCF as being "grouping common factors", I get 12(3v+2).