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Can the greatest common factor and the least common multiple have the same number in prime factorization?
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∙ 11y ago
Only if they're the same number.
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What is the use of prime factorization?
Prime factorization helps to find the greatest common factor and the least common multiple which, in turn, help in the adding, subtracting and reducing of fractions.
What is the greatest common factor of 55 and 77?
The greatest common factor of 55 and 77 is 11. The prime factorization of 55 is 5*11. The prime factorization of 77 is 7*11. The greatest common factor is 11.
What is the prime factorization and the greatest common factor of 2456?
The prime factorization of 2456 is 2 x 2 x 2 x 307. There is not a greatest common factor. To have a greatest common factor, you need two or more numbers. A common factor is a factor that two or more number have in common. However, the prime factorization of all the numbers will help you find the greatest common factor. The greatest common factor will be the prime factors they have in common multiplied together. Examples: The prime factorization of 36 is 2 x 2 x 3 x 3. The prime factors it has in common with 2456 are 2 and 2, so the greatest common factor is 2 x 2 = 4. The prime factorization of 921 is 3 x 307. The prime factors that it has in common with 2456 is 307, so the greatest common factor is 307.
Do you do a factor rainbow for greatest common factor?
You do a factor rainbow to find a prime factorization. You compare prime factorizations to find a greatest common factor.
What is the greatest common factor of 20 and 555?
The greatest common factor of 20 and 555 is 5. The prime factorization of 20 is 2*2*5 The prime factorization of 555 is 3*5*37 So the greatest common factor is 5.
What is the GCF in relation to prime factorization?
greatest common factor
What is the greatest common factor and the least common multiple of 18 and 20?
The greatest common factor is 2 and the least common multiple is also 2.
What is the greatest common multiple of 39 and 35?
The greatest common multiple is infinitely large, the least common multiple is 1365, the greatest common factor is 1.
How do you find the greatest common factor of 30135 using prime factorization?
You do not. To have a greatest common factor, you need two or more numbers. A common factor is a factor that two or more number have in common. However, the prime factorization of all the numbers will help you find the greatest common factor. The greatest common factor will be the prime factors they have in common multiplied together. Example: The prime factorization of 30135 is 3 x 5 x 7 x 7 x 41. The prime factorization of 98 is 2 x 7 x 7. The prime factors they have in common are 7 and 7, so the greatest common factor is 7 x 7 = 49.
Does the greatest common multiple mean the same as greatest common factor?
no
What is the greatest common factor and least common multiple of 63 and 77?
Greatest common factor (GCF) =7 Least common multiple (LCM) =693
What is the greatest common factor of 99 and 165 using prime factorization?
the greatest com man factor is 33
