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Greatest Common Factor (GCF)

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Find the greatest common factor, or GCF, ofand.

Step 1. Remember what a factor is.

A factor is a number that fits evenly into another number.

Step 4. Find the greatest common factor.

This is the largest factor the two numbers have in common.
Factors of
Factors of
So, the greatest common factor, or GCF, is .
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INTRO
A factor is a number that fits evenly into a given number.
Factors always come in pairs consisting of the factor and the number of times it fits evenly into the given number.
It's like we're dividing candy up - the factors are the number of people we can divide the candy equally among and the number of pieces each person gets.
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Factors of
:
fits evenly into times.
The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) is the largest factor two or more numbers have in common.
Factors of
Factors of
When we organize the factors from least to greatest, we can easily see that the GCF of and is .

Greatest Common Divisor (GCD)

GCD is the same thing as GCF. It tells us the largest number two or more numbers can be evenly divided by.
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KEY STEPS

How to Find the GCF

Step 1. Remember what a factor is.

A factor is a number that fits evenly into another number.

Step 2. Find the factors of the first number.

We’re looking for every number that fits evenly into the first number.

Step 3. Find the factors of the second number.

We’re looking for every number that fits evenly into the second number.

Step 4. Find the greatest common factor.

This is the largest factor the two numbers have in common.
LESSON
Finding the GCF
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Finding the GCF
CONCLUSION
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