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Greatest common factor of 30, 48 and 72

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The greatest common factor would be 6, I believe.
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Answer:

6

Explanation:

1. Factorize the numbers.

30 = 2 × 3 × 5

48 = 2^4 × 3

72 = 2³ × 3²

2. Find the number of times each prime factor appears in the factorization.

GCF = 2 × 3 = 6

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