SOLUTION: for all positive integers x, what is the greatest common factor of the 2 numbers 216x and 180x

SOLUTION: for all positive integers x, what is the greatest common factor of the 2 numbers 216x and 180x

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Question 1196809: for all positive integers x, what is the greatest common factor of the 2 numbers 216x and 180x
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The greatest common factor of 216x and 180x is the greatest common factor of 216 and 180, times the additional common factor x.

216 = 36*6; 180 = 36*5; the GCF of 216 and 180 is 36.

ANSWER: the GCF of 216x and 180x is 36x.

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