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What is the greatest common factor of 42 and 14?

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It is 14 because if you do prime factorization:

14 = 2 x 7

42 = 2 x 3 x 7

They have the factors 2 and 7 in common.

2 x 7 = 14.

User Raphael Roth
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Answer:

The GCF is 14!

Step-by-step explanation: Okay Lets multiply to get 42, 14 x 1 is 14, 14 x 2 is 28, 14 x 3 is 42! We also know that this is the GCF because 42 and 14 can both be divided by 14!

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