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Can the GCF be larger than the smallest coefficient?
No. The GCF can be less than or equal to the smallest coefficient.
Can the greatest common factor ever be smaller than the smallest coefficient?
No. The smallest coefficient possible is 1, and the smallest GCF is also 1. You cannot have a common factor of zero.
Can a gcf of a polynomial be larger than the smallest coefficient?
No.
When finding the GCF of a polynomial can it ever be smaller than the smallest coefficent?
Yes.
Can the GCF of 2 numbers be less than the first number?
The GCF of 2 numbers can be less than either number.
Can the gcf be smaller than 16 in 16 and 42?
It can be and is.
Is the greatest common factor of a pair of numbers ever greater than both numbers explain with an example?
I can't give you an example of when that happens because that doesn't ever happen. The GCF of a pair of numbers can't be larger than the smaller number.
What is greater the GCF of 4 and 8 or the LCM?
Given a set of number, the GCF is a factor of every one of them. As a factor, it cannot be larger than them so the GCF is at most as large as the smallest of the number in the set.The LCM of the same set is a multiple of each element in the set. The LCM must, therefore, be at least as great as the largest element in the set.Thus if x is the smallest member of a set S and y is the largest, thenGCF
Explain Why the LCM is at least as large as the GCF.?
No number can have a multiple smaller than itself. No number can have a factor larger than itself. In a set of two numbers, the LCM can't be smaller than the larger number and the GCF can't be larger than the smaller number. In rare cases, the LCM can equal the GCF, but it can never be smaller.
Can the GCF of 16 and 42 be lass than 16?
Sure. It happens to be 2 .The GCF of a group of numbers can never bemore than the smallest one in the bunch.
What is the greatest common factor of 4 12 and 84?
The GCF of 4, 12, and 84 is 4. The GCF can never be greater than the smallest of the numbers in the set. In this case, the smallest number is 4, and it is easy to see that it is a factor of both 12 and 84.
Can the gcf of 18 and 36 be greater than 18?
No, the GCF of any two numbers can't get greater than the smaller of the two numbers.
