you are trying to determine the greatest common factor of two numbers. the second number is a multipule of the first number. what will the greatest common factor be? explain
2007-11-29 12:17:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
It will be the first (smaller) number.
The reason is that all factors of the first number will be within the second number. Thus the greatest common factor will be the first number.
For example if you had 4 and 28, the GCF is 4.
P.S. For similar reasons, the lowest common multiple will be the second (larger) number because the factors of the second number "cover" the first number as well.
2007-11-29 12:25:09 · answer #1 · answered by Puzzling 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The second or the smaller number.
2007-11-29 20:26:49 · answer #2 · answered by cidyah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just do your own homework u nube.
2007-11-29 20:21:09 · answer #3 · answered by Rochchester 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the second one.
ugh, dorks these days!
lol. just kidding...
2007-11-29 20:26:01 · answer #4 · answered by emmabean 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋