Question

Highest common factor of 240 and 432

Answer 1

`240|\fbox2\\120|\fbox2\\.\ 60|\fbox2\\.\ 30|\fbox2\\.\ 15|\fbox3\\.\ \ 5|5\\.\ \ 1|\\240=\fbox2*\fbox2*\fbox2*\fbox2*\fbox3*5\\============================\\432|\fbox2\\216|\fbox2\\108|\fbox2\\.\ 54|\fbox2\\.\ 27|\fbox3\\.\ \ 9|3\\.\ \ 3|3\\.\ \ 1|\\432=\fbox2*\fbox2*\fbox2*\fbox2*\fbox3*3*3`



`HCF(240;\ 432)=\fbox2*\fbox2*\fbox2*\fbox2*\fbox3=\fbox{48}`