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Find the GCF of 24m and 18m

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Answer: 6m

Explanation:

GCF is Greatest Common Factor.

In other words, what is the biggest factor they have in common?

You can factor both terms down to their primes and compare them:

24m 18m

∧ ∧

4 6 m 2 9 m

∧ ∧ ↓ ↓ ∧ ↓

2 2 2 3 m 2 3 3 m

24m: 2 · 2 · 2 · 3 · m

18m: 2 · 3 · 3 · m

What do they have in common?

24m: 2 · 2 · 2 · 3 · m Common is 6m, leftover is 4

18m: 2 · 3 · 3 · m Common is 6m, leftover is 3

I showed the leftover because you need that to find the LCM

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