What is the greatest common factor of

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jasenka [17]

3 years ago

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What is the greatest common factor of

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and 3a

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Agata [3.3K] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-16T04:43:30+03:00

Agata [3.3K]3 years ago

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If you're not sure, begin by looking for any divisor that will divide into 24a^3c and 3a without leaving a remainder. Note that 3 is such a number, and a is another.

Factoring out 3a from 24a^3*c and 3a, we get 3a{8a^2*c, 1}

So the GCF is 3a.