There is not a greatest common factor of a single number, such as 5p, because there cannot be a greatest common factor without two or more numbers to compare. Common factors are factors that the numbers being compared have in common. The greatest common factor is the largest factor that all the numbers being compared have in common. Thus, since there are not two or more numbers to compare, there are neither common factors nor a greatest common factor.
The factors of 5p are 1, 5, p, and 5p.
Examples:
The greatest common factor of 5p and 30p is 5p.
The greatest common factor of 5p and 43p is p.
The greatest common factor of 5p and 83 is 1, unless p is a multiple of 83, in which case the greatest common factor is 83.
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The GCF is 5p.
The greatest common factor (GCF) of 5p and 20p² is 5p. To find the GCF, you need to identify the common factors of both terms and choose the highest one. In this case, both terms have 5 and p as common factors, but the term with the lower power of p is 5p. Therefore, the GCF is 5p.
24 is not the greatest common factor of any single number. Common factors are the factors that two or more numbers have in common. The greatest common factor is the largest factor that two or more numbers have in common. There cannot be any common factors or a greatest common factor of a single number. There must be at least two number for common factors and a greatest common factor. Example: The greatest common factor of 24 and 48 is 24. The greatest common factor of 60 and 144 is 24. The greatest common factor of 240 and 264 is 24.
The least common factor is always one (1), regardless of what the greatest common factor is.
The greatest common factor of 8 and 32 is 8.