document.write( "Question 207559: How do I figure out the Greatest Common Factor of a pair of integers? here is my problem
\n" ); document.write( "12 & 18 find the GCF
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figure out the Greatest Common Factor of a pair of integers? here is my problem
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\n" ); document.write( "1st: Write each number in its prime-factored form:
\n" ); document.write( "12 = 2^2*3
\n" ); document.write( "18 = 2*3^2
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\n" ); document.write( "2nd: Determine the common power of each different prime value
\n" ); document.write( "For 2 that is 2^1
\n" ); document.write( "For 3 that is 3^1
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\n" ); document.write( "3rd: The GCF is the product: 2*3 = 6
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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