Question

The factors of each term in the expression 24x-60y are shown below.

24x: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, x
60y: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, y

What is the greatest common factor of 24x and 60y?

Answer 1

The largest factor they have in common is 12. As you can on the lists :)

Answer 2

Answer: 12

Step-by-step explanation:

The greatest common factor (GCF) is the greatest factor that divides two numbers or expressions.

Given that the  factors of each term in the expression 24x-60y are shown below.

$24x: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, x \\\\60y: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60, y$

We can conclude from the above factors that the greatest common factor of 24x and 60y =12