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A single number cannot have a common factor. The word "common" implies that the factor is common to two or more numbers.
A systematic way of finding a common factor of two or more numbers is first to find the prime factorisation of each of the numbers. The common factors are any primes that appear in each and every on of these factorisations, as well as their products.
For example, suppose you want common factors of 24, 36 and 60
12 = 2*2*2*3
18 = 2*2*3*3
30 = 2*2*3*5
The factors common to all three are 2, another 2 and 3.
So the common factors are 1, 2, 3, 2*2 = 4, 2*3 = 6 and 2*2*3 = 12.
What else can I help you with?
Why do you factor numbers in algebra?
to find a factor of a number you have to 1. find the hcf (highest common factor) 2. find how many times the hcf goes into your number AND THAT IS YOUR ANSWER!
How do you find the greatest common factor of a set of numbers?
The greatest common factor (or GCF) is the highest number that can divide into aanother number, and not have a decimal (whole number).
What is the common factor and greatest common factor of 30?
You need more than one number to find a GCF.
Find a greatest common factor of 144?
There is no Greatest Common Factor (GCF) for a single number. The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) is the largest factor common to two or more given numbers.
What are the common factors and greatest common factor of 119?
There cannot be a greatest common factor of just one number. To be common there need to be at least two numbers. If you find all the factors of two or more numbers, and you find some factors are the same ("common"), then the largest of those common factors is the Greatest Common Factor.
What is the greatest common factor of a number?
There cannot be a greatest common factor of just one number. To be common there need to be at least two numbers. If you find all the factors of two or more numbers, and you find some factors are the same ("common"), then the largest of those common factors is the Greatest Common Factor.
How can you get the greatest common factor of a number?
There cannot be a greatest common factor of just one number. To be common there need to be at least two numbers. If you find all the factors of two or more numbers, and you find some factors are the same ("common"), then the largest of those common factors is the Greatest Common Factor.
What is the greatest common factor of 96?
There cannot be a greatest common factor (GCF) of just one number. To be common there need to be at least two numbers. If you find all the factors of two or more numbers, and you find some factors are the same ("common"), then the largest of those common factors is the Greatest Common Factor.
What is the common factor of 2?
There cannot be a common factor of just one number. To be common there need to be at least two numbers. If you find all the factors of two or more numbers, and you find some factors are the same ("common"), then the largest of those common factors is the Greatest Common Factor.
What is the highest common factor of 105?
There is no highest COMMON factor of just one number. You need two numbers to find a GCF (Greatest Common Factor).
What is the greatest common factor of 2?
There are no common or greatest common factor(s) of just one number. In order to find the common or greatest common factor(s) you need two or more numbers.
When you are finding the greatest common factor does the number have to line up to find the answer?
No.
