Yes. Any set of consecutive even numbers has a GCF of 2.
Composite
A number with more than one factor is normal, since all numbers except 0 and 1 have more than one factor. A number with more than two factors is composite.
A number with more than one factor is normal, since all numbers except 0 and 1 have more than one factor. A number with more than two factors is composite.
Integers greater than 1, that are not prime numbers, are called composite numbers, because they are "made up of" more than one prime factor.
Yes.
A pair of numbers can have more than one factor because the numbers keep going on.
Yes. 4 and 8 have a GCF of 4. 104 and 108 have a GCF of 4. Any set of prime numbers has a GCF of 1, no matter how large or small they are.
Yes, a pair of numbers can have fewer than two common factors. This only happens when the numbers are co-prime -- that is, when the numbers have only one common factor. In that case, the common factor is always 1.
Yes. Any set of consecutive even numbers has a GCF of 2.
To distinguish them from prime numbers. Composite means "made up of various parts or elements." Prime numbers have one and only one factor pair. Composite numbers have a various number of factor pairs, but always more than one.
No. At most, it can be equal to the smaller number.
No, the greatest common factor is never greater than the smallest number. The greatest common factor is the largest integer that divides evenly into all of the numbers listed.
Yes.
Composite
A number with more than one factor is normal, since all numbers except 0 and 1 have more than one factor. A number with more than two factors is composite.
Yes. Simple example: pick 2 primes greater than 100 and 2 less than 100. For each pair, GCF = 1