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How do you find the greatest common factor of 8 and 24?

Answer 1

Julian Avila

The GCF is 8.

Findthe greatest common factor (GCF) of 8 and 24.

The factors of 8 are 1, 2, 4, and 8.

The factors of 24 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, and 24.

The largest factor that is in both these lists is 8. The GCF is 8.

Alternatively, find the prime factorization of 8 and 24.

#8=2xx4= 2xx2xx2=2^3#

#24=2xx12=2xx2xx6=2xx2xx2xx3=2^3xx3#

The factors common to both 8 and 24 are #2^3=8#

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Answer 2

Mila Anderson

To find the greatest common factor (GCF) of 8 and 24, you can list the factors of each number and then identify the largest factor that they have in common.

Factors of 8: 1, 2, 4, 8 Factors of 24: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24

The common factors of 8 and 24 are 1, 2, and 4. Among these, the greatest common factor is 4. Therefore, the greatest common factor of 8 and 24 is 4.

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