The glee club has a set of 48 classical CDs and a set of 42 show tune CDs. Each set can be divided equally among the club members. What is the greatest possible number of club members? (1 point)

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The glee club has a set of 48 classical CDs and a set of 42 show tune CDs. Each set can be divided equally among the club members. What is the greatest possible number of club members?  (1 point)

anonymous · Answer

which is 6 i believe

anonymous · Answer

its 6

anonymous · Answer

thank you but I would like to learn how to do this problem step by step

anonymous · Answer

so you have the two numbers, 48, and 42

anonymous · Answer

the problem is asking for the greatest number which goes into both 48 and 42

anonymous · Answer

this number is called the gcf or greatest common factor

anonymous · Answer

to find the gcf, you must list out all the factors of 48 and 42

anonymous · Answer

factors of 48- 1,2,3,4,6,8,12,16,24,48
factors of 42- 1,2,3,6,7,14,21,42

anonymous · Answer

what is the largest number that is each of the two lists of numbers?

anonymous · Answer

oh ok I get it now, thank you so much!

anonymous · Answer

no problem, a best response would be appreciated greatly! :)