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The greatest common factor of 48 and 72 is 24.
The factors of 48 are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48.
The factors of 72 are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72.
The factors that are common to 48 and 72 are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24
First find the prime factors of each:
48=2X2X2X2X3
72= 2X2X2X3X3
then find the matching pairs in this case 2X2X2X3= 24
GCF = 24
The GCF is 24.
The GCF is 24.
The GCF is 24.
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