What's the greatest common factor of 36,48,60 plz explain I don't understand

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asked Mar 3, 2019 61.2k views

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Kemp · Answer 1 · 2019-03-05T22:42:05+0000

Answer: 12

Step-by-step explanation:

36 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 = 2² x 3²

48 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 = 2³ x 3

60 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 5 = 2² x 3 x 5

Greatest Common Factors = 2² x 3 = 2 x 2 x 3 = 12

Ramps · Answer 2 · 2019-03-07T18:15:10+0000

The factors of 36 are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36

The factors of 48 are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48

The factors of 60 are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60

Then the greatest common factor is 12.