Find the GCF of 40 and 24

Asked by AnneS2 12 years ago 6/8/2013 12:22 PM

Last updated by anonymous 12 years ago 6/9/2013 11:59 AM

Answered by CherieS 12 years ago 6/9/2013 11:59 AM

Find the prime factors of both numbers

40 1*2*2*2*5

24 1*2*2*2 *3

1*2*2*2

The GCF=the product of the shared factors

=1*2*2*2=8