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Find GCF from factored numbers

Find greatest common factor from factored numbers

This math skill teaches how to find the greatest common factor (GCF) of two numbers by identifying their shared prime factors and multiplying them together to find the GCF.

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Teaching Transcript

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Let's find the greatest common factor of 8 and 12. We already have their prime factors here

Find the set of shared factors. That's just 2 and 2

The greatest common factor is the multiplication of these shared factors. 2 times 2 is 4, so 4 is the greatest common factor of 8 and 12

Skill Practice

Find greatest common factor from factored numbers

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