Question

HW1

2. Geno said that the greatest common factor
32 and 8 is 4. Explain why he is correct or why
he is incorrect.​

Answer 1

He is incorrect. The true greatest common factor is 8.

Explanation

Although 4 is a factor of both numbers, 32 and 8 can both be factorized (multiplied) by 8 to have the given numbers as an outcome.

Ex. 4 * 8 = 32 ; 8 * 1 = 8