What is the GCF of 32 and 44?
2007-10-11 18:47:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
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G.C.F. is the greatest common factor between two or more numbers.
The factors of 32 are:
1, 2, 4, 8,16, 32.
The factors of 44 are:
1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44.
Observe the common factos between the !
The common factors are:
1, 2, 4.
Then find greatest between them !
The answere is 4.
So, the G.C.F of 32 and 44 is 4.
2007-10-11 18:56:49 · answer #1 · answered by Raut N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prime factors
32 = 2Ã2Ã2Ã2Ã2Ã1
44 = 2Ã2Ã11Ã1
Determining the GCF of: 32, 44
Common prime factors for
32: 2Ã2Ã2
44: 2Ã2Ã2
GCF: 4
And, if you're looking for lcm(32,44), then
Determining the LCM of: 32, 44
Choose prime factors with highest occurrence (or power) for 32, 44
32: 2Ã2Ã2Ã2Ã2Ã3Ã5Ã11
44: 2Ã2Ã2Ã2Ã2Ã3Ã5Ã11
LCM: 2Ã2Ã2Ã2Ã2Ã11
After Simplification LCM: 352
2007-10-12 01:57:06 · answer #2 · answered by Christine P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GCF= Greatest Common Factor
Which means the highest number that can be multiplied to equal that number.
32: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32
44: 1, 2, 4, 11, 22, 44
So you just find all the numbers that go into the number and circle the highest one
So the answer is 4
Hope this helped :) and i hope you get an A+
2007-10-12 02:05:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
GCF means greatest common factor.
so list all the factors of 32 and 44 and see which is a factor in both. from all the factors that are in both, which one is the greatest (biggest number).
2007-10-12 01:50:53 · answer #4 · answered by azianshrimp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(32, 44) / 2
(16, 22) / 2
8, 11
= 2 * 2 * 8 * 11
= 352
2007-10-12 02:25:28 · answer #5 · answered by Jun Agruda 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Number__Factors
32______1, 2, 4, 8,16, 32
44______1, 2, 4,11, 22, 44
From above, GCF = 4
2007-10-12 02:55:09 · answer #6 · answered by Como 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is 4
List...
32; 1,2,4,8,16,32
44; 1,2,4,11,22,44
2007-10-12 01:50:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with the first person who posted
2007-10-12 03:13:03 · answer #8 · answered by delux 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋