What is the greatest common factor of 18 and 72?
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What is the greatest common factor of 18 and 72?
Factors of Numbers
The product of 8 x 4 is 32. This means that the numbers 8 and 4 are 'factors' of 32. It can be helpful sometimes to find the 'greatest common factor' between two numbers, especially when you're reducing fractions to their simplest terms.
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View this answerThe greatest common factor of 18 and 72 is 18.
To find the GCF, you need to compare the factors for both the numbers. List the factors for each...
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Chapter 1 / Lesson 3What is the greatest common factor a.k.a. GCF? Learn the definition of greatest common factor. See how to find the greatest common factor and some examples.
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