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In Mathematics / Middle School | 2014-11-18

What is the greatest common factor for 12, 16, and 28?

Asked by Anonymous

Answer (2)

12 = 2 ​ × 2 ​ × 3 16 = 2 ​ × 2 ​ × 2 × 2 28 = 2 ​ × 2 ​ × 7 GCF ( 12 ; 16 ; 28 ) = 2 ​ × 2 ​ = 4 ​ ​

Answered by Anonymous | 2024-06-10

The greatest common factor (GCF) of the numbers 12, 16, and 28 is 4, found through their prime factorizations. The common prime factor is 2, and the lowest power of 2 is 2 squared, which equals 4. Hence, the GCF is 4.
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Answered by Anonymous | 2024-10-09