Question

what is the GCD of 64,172,12

Answer 1

can i divide to help find it?

Answer 2

The GCD is 4

Answer 3

Since 12 is the lowest numbers, test each factor of 12 and see which one goes into all of them (the highest one)

Answer 4

so do i divide them by 12?

Answer 5

4

Answer 6

12 doesn't go into each number

Answer 7

4 is the highest number that does

Answer 8

ok can you explain to me how you got it

Answer 9

i am positive its 4.

Answer 10

12 is the lowest denominator, so list out all the factors of 12. Then, test each factor on the other 2 denominators, see if it goes in evenly. 4 is the highest factor that goes into each denominator

Answer 11

6 and 12 do not go in evenly with the other numbers

Answer 12

ok a certain way I was doing it was dividing, im just going by the example in my text but it wasnt working out

Answer 13

i have to work it out and seen it worked out for me to understand it lol

Answer 14

ok, tell me when you finish