<PRE><B>Question 207559</B>
figure out the Greatest Common Factor of a pair of integers? here is my problem
12 &amp; 18 find the GCF
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1st: Write each number in its prime-factored form:
12 = 2^2*3
18 = 2*3^2
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2nd: Determine the common power of each different prime value
For 2 that is 2^1
For 3 that is 3^1
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3rd: The GCF is the product: 2*3 = 6
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Cheers,
Stan H.</PRE>