Real math help.
What is a Greatest Common Factor?
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Being able to take out a greatest common factor can make a problem easier to work with, but before you do that, you need to understand what a greatest common factor is. This tutorial explains exactly that!
Background Tutorials
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Factors and Monomials
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How Do You Find All the Factors of a Number?
Trying to find all the factors of a number? Setting up a table can be really helpful! Check out this tutorial to see how to use a table to find all the factors of a given number.
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Greatest Common Factor
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How Do You Find the Greatest Common Factor of Two Numbers by Listing Their Factors?
The greatest common factor (GCF) is the largest factor two or more numbers have in common. Finding the GCF can be very useful in simplifying an expression or solving an equation. Watch this tutorial and learn what it takes to find the GCF of two numbers!
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Further Exploration
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Greatest Common Factor
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How Do You Find the Greatest Common Factor of Three Numbers?
To find the greatest common factor (GCF) between numbers, take each number and write its prime factorization. Then, identify the factors common to each number and multiply those common factors together. Bam! The GCF! To see an example worked out, check out this tutorial!
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