SOLUTION: Find the greatest common factor for each of the following group of numbers. 36, 72, and 144 Can someone please help me with this. The common factor is a number that all these n

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Question 105744: Find the greatest common factor for each of the following group of numbers.
36, 72, and 144
Can someone please help me with this. The common factor is a number that all these numbers can be divided by?? Am I at least thinking of the correct answer?
Thank you!!

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
36, 72, and 144
Break down each number into its prime factors.



Now look at the numbers that they all have in common.





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