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When simplifying fractions.
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Where is greatest common factor use?
The greatest common factor is used to reduce fractions.
How do you use greatest common factor in a sentence?
The greatest common factor of 6 and 9 is 3.
How do you flowchart greatest common denominator?
Just use the GCF(greatest common factor
What word can you use besides factor as in Greatest Common Factor?
divisor
What are the greatest common factor of 240?
The greatest common factor is a function of two numbers-- it is the greatest factor that the numbers have in common. The concept does not apply to a single number. Now you can use the same number twice and ask what is the greatest common factor of 240 and 240 and the answer would be 240.
What do you use greatest common factor for?
To reduce fractions
Do engineers use the greatest common factor?
Yes, they do.
The greatest factor that two or more numbers have common is the greatest common factor or what?
The greatest factor that two or more numbers have in common is known as the greatest common factor, or GCF.
What does cancel any common factors in fractions?
Simplification using the greatest common factor does.Simplification using the greatest common factor does.Simplification using the greatest common factor does.Simplification using the greatest common factor does.
How do you know whether to use the greatest common factor or the least common multiple to solve a problem?
the least common multiple is what the numbers you are using divide into. e.g. 3 and 6 have 12 as the common factor. the greatest common factor is what divides into your numbers. 6 and 9 have 3 as the greatest common factor
What is the greatest common factor for 28?
There cannot be a greatest common factor if there are not at least two numbers to compare. The greatest common factor is the largest factor that all the numbers have in common - the largest factor that they all share.
What is the greatest common factor of 32x?
There is no Greatest Common Factor (GCF) for a single number. The Greatest Common Factor is the largest factor common to two or more numbers.
