Take five hundred eighty-eight. Divide by two. Get two hundred ninety-four. Divide by two. Get one hundred forty-seven. Divide by three. Get forty-nine. Divide by seven. Stop. The bottom branch is two, two, three, seven, seven.
588 294,2 147,2,2 49,3,2,2 7,7,3,2,2
588 294,2 147,2,2 49,3,2,2 7,7,3,2,2
588 4 x 147 (2x2) x (3x49) (2x2) x (3 x (7x7)) Since 2, 3, and 7 are prime numbers, the factor tree is complete.
Take five hundred eighty-eight. Divide by two. Get two hundred ninety-four. Divide by two. Get one hundred forty-seven. Divide by three. Get forty-nine. Divide by seven. Stop. The bottom branch is two, two, three, seven, seven.
2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14, 21, 28, 42, 49, 84, 98, 147, 196, 294
Yes.
12 x 49 = 588..12x49==10848===588
Use a factor tree. 588 Divide by two. 294,2 Divide by two. 147,2,2 Divide by three. 49,3,2,2 Divide by seven. 7,7,3,2,2 Stop. All the factors are prime. 2 x 2 x 3 x 7 x 7 = 588
The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) is: 294.
The GCF is 42.
The GCF is 28.
The GCF is 42.