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For all positive integers x ,what is the greatest common factor of the numbers 256x and 144x
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For all positive integers x ,what is the greatest common factor of the numbers 256x and 144x

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First, let's factor both of these numbers.

256x:


2^(8) * x

144x:


3^(2) * 2^(4) * x

Both of these numbers contain
2^(4) * x, so that would be the greatest common factor. This could also be written as 16x.
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