Purchase Solution

Greatest Common Factors

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

Find the GCF: (12,18), (16,20) (44,153)

I tried to do on my own, I'm not sure if I understand what I am doing. If you can would it be possible to describe in details exactly what I should be doing.
Thanks.

Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary

The solution finds the greatest common factors. Three points are provided.

Solution Preview

Find the GCF: (12,18), (16,20) (44,153)

GCF = greatest common factor that can divide all the three numbers without leaving any remainder. In order to find the GCF ...

Solution provided by:
Gaurav Agarwal, MS
Education
  • BE, Bangalore University, India
  • MS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Recent Feedback
  • "Your explanation to the answers were very helpful."
  • "What does 1 and 0 means in the repair column?"
  • "Went through all of the formulas, excellent work! This really helped me!"
  • "try others as well please"
  • "Thank you, this helped a lot. I was not sure how to plug in those numbers to a formula. This was a great help. Now I have to figure out how to explain cost of capital is used in net present value analysis, and how cost of capital is used in net present value analysis. This stuff gets confusing."
Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Exponential Expressions

In this quiz, you will have a chance to practice basic terminology of exponential expressions and how to evaluate them.

Know Your Linear Equations

Each question is a choice-summary multiple choice question that will present you with a linear equation and then make 4 statements about that equation. You must determine which of the 4 statements are true (if any) in regards to the equation.

Geometry - Real Life Application Problems

Understanding of how geometry applies to in real-world contexts

Graphs and Functions

This quiz helps you easily identify a function and test your understanding of ranges, domains , function inverses and transformations.

Solving quadratic inequalities

This quiz test you on how well you are familiar with solving quadratic inequalities.

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • Greatest Common Factor for an Expression

    Take GCF common out we will get = 3xy(4xy - 3y+ 2x) The greatest common factors for an expression are determined. The greatest common factors are given.

  • GCF

    The greatest common factors of two expressions are determined.

  • Factorization of Multivariable Polynomials

    The greatest common factor of the terms in the expression 18 x^2 - 32 y^2 is 2, whence this expression factors as 18 x^2 - 32 y^2 = 2 (9 x^2 - 16 y^2) = 2 [(3x)^2 - (4y)^2] = 2(3x - 4y)(3x + 4y).

  • GCF

    128257 Calculating the Greatest Common Factor Find the greatest common factor for 9, 48. Factors of 9 = 1, 3 and 9 Factors of 48 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16 and 24 Therefore only factor common between 9 and 48 = 1 and 3, thus 3 is GCF.

  • What is the greatest common factor?

    The greatest common factors are determined.

  • Working with Prime factorization

    To find the greatest common factor: Make a list of factors for each whole number. Identify the factors that are common to all lists.

  • Find the GCF and simplify

    The greatest common factors are determined.

  • Find Greatest Common Factors and Simplify

    ^2)*(2w^5) The expert finds the greatest common factors and simplified functions.

  • Factoring of polynomials

    The constant factors are 24 and 18. The greatest common factor of 24 and 18 is 6 (since 24/6 = 4, 18/6 = 3, and the quotients, 4 and 3, have no common factor), so the constant factor in the greatest common factor is 6.

View More Related Solutions