Question

Can someone explain what the GFC is to me pls. Step by step explanation.

Answer 1

The greatest common factor (GCF) of a set of numbers is the largest factor that all the numbers share.

Explanation:

Example: 6,8,20

6-1,2,3,6

8-1,2,4,8

20-1,2,4,5,20

GCF is 2

Answer 2

When we find all the factors of two or more numbers, and some factors are the same ("common"), then the largest of those common factors is the Greatest Common Factor. Example: the GCF of 12 and 16 is 4, because 1, 2 and 4 are common factors of both 12 and 16, and 4 is the greatest of them.

Explanation:

When we find all the factors of two or more numbers, and some factors are the same ("common"), then the largest of those common factors is the Greatest Common Factor. Example: the GCF of 12 and 16 is 4, because 1, 2 and 4 are common factors of both 12 and 16, and 4 is the greatest of them.