Question

Rewrite the sum in the form a(b+c) such that integers b and c have no common factor

Answer 1

The given format of the sum is

`a(b+c)`

The sum is,

24+16

The greatest common factor of 24 and 16 is 8, since,

`\begin{gathered} 24=12*2=3*2*2*2 \\ 16=8*2=4*2*2=2*2*2*2 \end{gathered}`

Therefore we can write, 24+16 as,

`24+16\rightarrow8*3+8*2=8(3+2)`