Question

What is the greatest common factor of 24 and 40?
A. 2
B. 6
C. 8
D. 24

Answer 1

Answer:

8

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 4 common factors of 24 and 40, that are 8, 1, 2, and 4. Therefore, the greatest common factor of 24 and 40 is 8.

Answer 2

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$\large\text{What is the greatest common factor of 24 \& 40?}$

$\rightarrow\large\text{Looking for the GCF (Greatest Common Factor) of 24 \& 40}$

$\rightarrow\large\text{But first list 24 \& 40 factors to find what the GCF is.}$

$\bullet\large\text{ Factors of 24: \textbf{1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, \& 12}}\\\large\boxed{{Because, 1\times24 = \bold{24}, \ 2\times12 = \bold{24}, \ 3\times8 = \bold{24}, \ \& \ 4\times6 = \bf 24}}$

$\bullet\large\text{ Factors of 40: \bf 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, \& 40}\\\boxed{Because, 1\times40 = \bold{40}, \ 2\times20= \bold{40},\ 4\times10=\bold{40}, \ \& \ 5\times8 = \bf 40}$

$\rightarrow\large\text{Like terms of 24 \& 40}$

$\bullet\large\text{ 1, 2, 4, \& 8}$

$\rightarrow\large\text{The biggest number of the like terms}\large\text{ is: \bf 8}$

$\huge\boxed{\mathcal{T}\frak{herefore, answer\ is: \boxed{\mathsf{Option\ C. \ 8}}}}}}\huge\checkmark$

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