Question

List two common factors of 36 and 48

Answer 1

36=2*2*3*3
48=2*2*2*2*3

some common factors are
1 ,2, 3, 4, 6, 12

Answer 2

2 and 3
36/2=18 and 48/2=24
because they can both be divided by 2, 2 is a common factor
36/3=12 and 48/3=16
same applies for 3
other common factors are 1,4,6, and 12