SOLUTION: What is the greatest common factor of 8! and 4^3 ? A. 8 B. 64 C. 128 D. 630 E. 40,320

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Question 252115: What is the greatest common factor of 8! and 4^3 ?
A. 8 B. 64 C. 128 D. 630 E. 40,320
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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4^3=4*4*4=16*4=8*4*2=64=64*1
8!=40320=8*7*6*5*4*3*2=64*630
7*6*5*3=630
8*4*2*1=64
B. 64


Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) About Me  (Show Source):
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What is the greatest common factor of 8! and 4^3


4%5E3=%282%5E2%29%5E3=2%5E6

The GCF is 2%5E6 which is the same as 4%5E3 which is the same as 64

Edwin