SOLUTION: Find the greatest common factor of the numbers or monomials. <b> 9.16,68 Any help with this equation would be GREATLY appreciated.

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Question 107994: Find the greatest common factor of the numbers or monomials.

9.16,68
Any help with this equation would be GREATLY appreciated.
Answer by HyperBrain(694) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's divide and divide...

16%2F68=%2816%2F2%29%2F%2868%2F2%29=8%2F34
8%2F34=%288%2F2%29%2F%2834%2F2%29=4%2F17

17 is prime
4 is composite
17 > 4
...cannot be divided further...

We divide by 2 and then 2 again. So, the GCF is...
2%2A2=4

Thus, the GCF of 16 and 68 is 4.

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