document.write( "Question 105744: Find the greatest common factor for each of the following group of numbers.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "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?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #76970 by Fombitz(32388)\"\" \"About 
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36, 72, and 144
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+72=++2%2A2%2A2%2A3%2A3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"144=2%2A2%2A2%2A2%2A3%2A3\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now look at the numbers that they all have in common.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+72=++2%2Ahighlight%282%2A2%2A3%2A3%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"144=2%2A2%2Ahighlight%282%2A2%2A3%2A3%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"GCF=highlight%282%2A2%2A3%2A3%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"GCF=36\"
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