Common Factors

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What are factors?

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Factors are numbers that divide another number without leaving a remainder. For example, the factors of 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12.

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List all the factors of 36.

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1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36

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What is the greatest common factor (GCF)?

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The greatest common factor (GCF) is the largest number that divides two or more numbers without leaving a remainder.

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Find the GCF of 30 and 36.

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6

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Find the GCF of 24 and 48.

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24

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What are the factors of 25?

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1, 5, 25

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List the factors of 24.

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1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24

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How do you find the factors of a number?

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To find the factors of a number, divide it by all integers from 1 up to that number and check which divisions result in whole numbers.

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What is a common factor?

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A common factor is a number that is a factor of two or more numbers. For example, the common factors of 12 and 18 are 1, 2, 3, and 6.

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What is the relationship between factors and multiples?

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Factors are numbers that divide another number, while multiples are the result of multiplying a number by an integer. For example, factors of 6 are 1, 2, 3, 6, and multiples of 6 include 6, 12, 18, 24.