Question 177261: how do you find the greatest common factor of 36,48,50
how do you use a prime number in a GCF
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source):
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First, list the prime factorization of each number. If you need help with prime factorization, check out this solver.
36: 2*2*3*3
48: 2*2*2*2*3
50: 2*5*5
Now highlight the factors that all three numbers share in common:
36: 2*2*3*3
48: 2*2*2*2*3
50: 2*5*5
Since 36, 48, and 50 have the number 2 in common, this means that the GCF is 2.
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So the greatest common factor (GCF) of the numbers 36,48, and 50 is 2.
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