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Distributive property find the GCF 18- 36

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First we have divide them by a number which can be used to divide both at the same time. Since both numbers are divisible by 2, we are going to start with that number

18 36 l 2

9 18 l 3 After dividing by 2 we must divide by 3 because both are

divisible by 3

3 6 l 3 After dividing by 3 we must divide by 3 because both are

divisible by 3

1 2 l x We have to stop here because there is not any number different than 1 to divide these final two numbers

Finally we multiply our prime numbers ( used for dividing) and we find our GFC

which is 18

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