So I need some help with GCF (greatest common factor), anybody? Please please please help!!😞
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OpenStudy (amistre64):
take the union of thier prime factorizations
OpenStudy (amistre64):
the GCF of 15 and 18
15 = 3 5
18 = 2 3 3
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GCF: 2 3 3 5
OpenStudy (amistre64):
did i confuse that with LCM?
OpenStudy (hannaha):
Like factor trees?
OpenStudy (hannaha):
Umm no I don't think so
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OpenStudy (amistre64):
GCD, biggest factor that they have in common
so the intersection of the factors .... is what they have in common
OpenStudy (amistre64):
15 = 3 5
18 = 2 3 3
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LCM: 2 3 3 5
15 = 3 5
18 = 2 3 3
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GCF: 3
since 3 is the only common factor
OpenStudy (hannaha):
Okay so had 34, 51, and 68 the GCF came out 17
Is that right?
OpenStudy (amistre64):
34 = 2 17
51 = 3 17
68 = 2 2 17
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the only thing and therefore the biggest factor by default is 17
OpenStudy (hannaha):
yessssss! ☺️
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OpenStudy (hannaha):
I have a question saying
If the number is the square of a prime number it has exactly 3divisors, give an example and explain
What on earth does that mean?