document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=207559>Question 207559</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I figure out the Greatest Common Factor of a pair of integers? here is my problem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 & 18   find the GCF<BR>\n" );
document.write( "how do I do it?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First, list the prime factorization of each number. If you need help with prime factorization, check out this <a  rel=nofollow HREF=\"http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/divisibility/factor-any-number.solver\">solver</a>.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12: 2*2*3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18: 2*3*3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now highlight the factors that the two numbers share in common\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12: 2*<font color=\"red\">2*3</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18: <font color=\"red\">2*3</font>*3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now pick one set of these highlighted numbers and multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2*3=6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the GCF of 12 and  18  is 6\r<BR>\n" );
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