GCF

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What is the greatest common factor (GCF)?

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The greatest common factor (GCF) is the largest positive integer that divides all the numbers in a given set without leaving a remainder.

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How do you find the GCF of two numbers?

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To find the GCF of two numbers, list the factors of each number and identify the largest factor that they have in common.

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What are factors?

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Factors are numbers that can be multiplied together to get another number. For example, the factors of 15 are 1, 3, 5, and 15.

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What is the GCF of 12 and 18?

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The GCF of 12 and 18 is 6.

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What is the GCF of 8 and 20?

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The GCF of 8 and 20 is 4.

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What is the GCF of 9 and 27?

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The GCF of 9 and 27 is 9.

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What is the prime factorization of 30?

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The prime factorization of 30 is 2 x 3 x 5.

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How can prime factorization help in finding the GCF?

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By finding the prime factorization of each number, you can identify the common prime factors and multiply them to find the GCF.

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What is the GCF of 24 and 36?

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The GCF of 24 and 36 is 12.

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What is the relationship between GCF and LCM?

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The GCF (Greatest Common Factor) and LCM (Least Common Multiple) of two numbers are related by the formula: GCF x LCM = Product of the two numbers.