document.write( "Question 117738: Please help. Thank you
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document.write( "Choose the correct greatest common factor of 105 and 147
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document.write( "a) 21 b) 15 c) 63 d) 20 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #85742 by jim_thompson5910(35256)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! First, list the prime factorization of each number. If you need help with prime factorization, check out this solver.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "105: 3*5*7\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "147: 3*7*7\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now highlight the factors that the two numbers share in common\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "105: 3*5*7\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "147: 3*7*7\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now pick one set of these highlighted numbers and multiply\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3*7=21\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the GCF of 105 and 147 is 21\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the answer is A) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |