Question

Highest common factor of 32 , 48 and 72

Answer 1

Answer: 8

Step-by-step explanation: You can factor out 32, 48, and 72 by using prime factorization which is listing all of the PRIME factors for each number

32: 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2

48: 3 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2

72: 3 x 3 x 2 x 2 x 2

If you look at all the prime factors, 2 appears in every number 3 times, so you do 2x2x2 to get the final answer, which is 8.

Answer 2

8

Explanation:

4*8=32

6*8=48

9*8=72

They are all multiples of 8