Question

2. The greatest common factor of 8 and 12.

a.) 2
c) 4
[Eb.) 4
4
d) 96
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Answer 1

C

Explanation:

The common factors are:

1, 2, 4

The Greatest Common Factor:

GCF = 4

Solution

The factors of 8 are:

1, 2, 4, 8

The factors of 12 are:

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12

The common factors are:

1, 2, 4

The Greatest Common Factor:

GCF =4

and there is your answer for this question

Answer 2

The correct answer is 4.

Explanation:

4 is the biggest number that both numbers can be divided. 12 divided by 4 = 3 and 8 divided by 4 = 2. 12 can be divided by 6, but not 8, so 4 is the greatest common factor.