2006-08-20 09:06:35 · 5 answers · asked by iluvunda559 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
A factor is a number that is multiplied with another factor to create a number.
example: 3 * 4 = 12
3 and 4 are factors of 12.
Many numbers have factors in common with each other. Take 12 and 24, for example:
factors of 12:
1
2
3
4
6
12
factors of 24:
1
2
3
4
6
8
12
24
The factors that 12 and 24 have in common are:
1
2
3
4
6
12
The greatest of these is 12, and that is the greatest common factor of 12 and 24.
2006-08-20 09:15:26 · answer #1 · answered by hawk22 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The largest number that can be divided evenly into 2 numbers.
Like the largest common factor of 6 and 12 would be 6.
The largest common factor of 15 and 60 is 15.
2006-08-20 09:13:20 · answer #2 · answered by tweak 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its the smallest number that both numbers are divisible by.
for example, the greatest common factor of 14 and 21, is 7 because that is the smallest number that both are divisible by, excluding 1
2006-08-20 09:12:33 · answer #3 · answered by zrogerz69 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
i beleive a common factor means the main point problem of life
2006-08-20 09:11:52 · answer #4 · answered by RICHARD E 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
hawk22 nailed it.
2006-08-20 09:20:22 · answer #5 · answered by Caffeinated 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋