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From the list of numbers: 25, 17, 16, 35, 8, 4

A factor of 40?
Highest common factor of 12 and 20

User Aneer Geek
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Answer :-

A factor of 40?

  • 8 , 4 is a factor of 40
  • Factors of 40 : 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20 and 40

Highest common factor of 12 and 20 is ,

  • The factors of 20 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 10 and 20.
  • The factors of 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 12.
  • they both have the common factor 4

Hope it helps ~

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Question 1 .

  • From the list of numbers: 25, 17, 16, 35, 8,4 find a factor of 40?

Answer↷

  • 4 & 8 are the factors of 40

↝A factor is a number which completely divides a number.

Question 2.

  • what's the Highest common factor of 12 and 20

Answer↷

  • factors of 12⇢1,2,3,4,6,12
  • factors of 20⇢1,2,4,5,10,20
  • HCF of 12 & 20⇢ 4

Hence, 4 is the HCF of 12 & 20

↝HCF or highest common factor is the highest common number which completely divides the given numbers .

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