What is the GCF of 36 and 60?

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Samuel Vang · Accepted Answer

Step 1A method of finding GCF and LCM - especially of several numbers if they are larger than usual - is to write the numbers as the product of the &#039; factors.In this way we can immediately see which factors are common:  36  =  2  ×  2  ×  3  ×  3  60  =  2  ×  2  ×  3  ×  5  G  C  F  =  2  ×  2  ×  3  =  12  L  C  M  =  2  ×  2  ×  3  ×  3  ×  5  =  180If you have any number written as the product of its &#039; factors, then you know everything there is to know about that number.

zato1kom7 · Accepted Answer

Step 1Factors of 36 are             {      1      ,      2      ,      3      ,      4      ,      6      ,      9      ,      12      ,      18      ,      36      }      Factors of 60 are             {      1      ,      2      ,      3      ,      4      ,      5      ,      6      ,      10      ,      12      ,      15      ,      20      ,      30      ,      60      }      Common factors are   {  1  ,     2  ,     3  ,     4  ,     6  ,     12  }Hence Greatest Common Factor is 12

What is the GCF of 36 and 60?

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