Question

two rooms in a tiny house share a wall. The area of the bathroom is 24 square ft. The area of the closet is 16 square ft. The expression 24+16 represents the total area in square feet. When two rectangles have a common side, the areas of the rectangles have a common factor. The greatest common factor (GCF) is the greatest factor two or more numbers have in common. What is the greatest common factor (GCF) of 24 and 16?​

Answer 1

• 8

Explanation:

Factorize each number:

• 24 = 2*2*2*3
• 16 = 2*2*2*2

The greatest common factor is:

• GCF(24,16) = 2*2*2 = 8