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The greatest common factor (GCF) of 48 and 72 is [#permalink] New post   26 Nov 2017, 09:12
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The greatest common factor (GCF) of 48 and 72 is

A. 4
B. 6
C. 12
D. 24
E. 48

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Re: The greatest common factor (GCF) of 48 and 72 is [#permalink] New post   30 Nov 2017, 06:21
Bunuel wrote:
The greatest common factor (GCF) of 48 and 72 is

A. 4
B. 6
C. 12
D. 24
E. 48




48 can be written as = \(2^4 X 3\)

72 can be written as = \(2^3 X 3^2\)

Therefore GCF = \(2^3 X 3 = 24\)
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The greatest common factor (GCF) of 48 and 72 is [#permalink] New post   27 Oct 2018, 16:21
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The greatest common factor (GCF) of 48 and 72 is

A. 4

B. 6

C. 12

D. 24

E. 48
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Re: The greatest common factor (GCF) of 48 and 72 is [#permalink] New post   10 Apr 2020, 16:12
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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.

So, as we can see, the Greatest Common Factor or Divisor is 24, because it is the greatest number that divides evenly into all of them.

D is the answer
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Re: The greatest common factor (GCF) of 48 and 72 is [#permalink] New post   26 Apr 2020, 17:05
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The greatest common factor (GCF) of 48 and 72 is

A. 4
B. 6
C. 12
D. 24
E. 48


48 = (2)(2)(2)(2)(3)
72 = (2)(2)(2)(3)(3)

Prime factors in common = (2)(2)(2)(3) = 24

Answer: D

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The greatest common factor (GCF) of 48 and 72 is [#permalink] New post   27 Oct 2022, 11:25
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We need to find The greatest common factor (GCF) of 48 and 72

Lets solve it using two methods

Method 1: Prime Factorization

48 = 3*16 = \(2^4 * 3^1\)
72 = 8*9 = \(2^3 * 3^2\)

To find the GCF take all the common terms and take their lowest power in all of the above.

=> GCF(48,72) = \(2^3 * 3^1\) = 24

So, Answer will be D

Method 2: Common Division Method

4 | 48, 72
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6 | 12 , 18
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__| 2, 3

=> GCF = Product of Common factors = 4*6 = 24

So, Answer will be D
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Re: The greatest common factor (GCF) of 48 and 72 is [#permalink] New post   03 Jun 2024, 12:15
GCF is just the primes shared by the two numbers:

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