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
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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.