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Who is the Greek mathematician who invented an easier way of finding the GCF?
Euclid is the Greek mathematician who invented an easier way of finding the GCF.
Is there a shortcut to finding gcf of large numbers?
Yes there is
Where do you use GCF in real life?
When reducing fractions to their simplest form the greatest common factor of their numerator and denominator must be found.
Is this true or false ' if 2 numbers are each divisible by another number then their difference is also divisible by that number'?
True, and this property is useful for finding the greatest common factor (GCF) of two (or more) large numbers.If A > B, then GCF(A , B) = GCF(A - B, B) where A - B is smaller than A.Repeat, each time subtracting the smaller number from the bigger.Keep going until both numbers in the parentheses are the same: that number is the GCF of A and B.GCF by subtraction rather than factorising or division. Unfortunately, it can be quite slow. You could speed it up by doing A - 2B or A - 3B etc rather than A - B.True, and this property is useful for finding the greatest common factor (GCF) of two (or more) large numbers.If A > B, then GCF(A , B) = GCF(A - B, B) where A - B is smaller than A.Repeat, each time subtracting the smaller number from the bigger.Keep going until both numbers in the parentheses are the same: that number is the GCF of A and B.GCF by subtraction rather than factorising or division. Unfortunately, it can be quite slow. You could speed it up by doing A - 2B or A - 3B etc rather than A - B.True, and this property is useful for finding the greatest common factor (GCF) of two (or more) large numbers.If A > B, then GCF(A , B) = GCF(A - B, B) where A - B is smaller than A.Repeat, each time subtracting the smaller number from the bigger.Keep going until both numbers in the parentheses are the same: that number is the GCF of A and B.GCF by subtraction rather than factorising or division. Unfortunately, it can be quite slow. You could speed it up by doing A - 2B or A - 3B etc rather than A - B.True, and this property is useful for finding the greatest common factor (GCF) of two (or more) large numbers.If A > B, then GCF(A , B) = GCF(A - B, B) where A - B is smaller than A.Repeat, each time subtracting the smaller number from the bigger.Keep going until both numbers in the parentheses are the same: that number is the GCF of A and B.GCF by subtraction rather than factorising or division. Unfortunately, it can be quite slow. You could speed it up by doing A - 2B or A - 3B etc rather than A - B.
When finding the GCF of a polynomial can it ever be smaller than the smallest coefficent?
Yes.
